It's all in the genes: How your parents can make you stay at school longer

By Bridie Smith, Science Editor
Updated May 30 2016 - 3:15pm, first published May 27 2016 - 3:51pm
Professor Peter Visscher: The role of genetics in education should not be ignored.
 Photo: Queensland Brain Institute
Professor Peter Visscher: The role of genetics in education should not be ignored. Photo: Queensland Brain Institute

The genes you inherit from your parents have a say in how long you stay at school and whether you go on to university, according to the results of one of the world's largest genetic studies.

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