Genetic Admixture Studies
Study | Sample Size | Main Finding |
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Fuerst et al. (2021) | 10370 | African and Amerindian ancestry are both negatively associated with general intelligence after controlling for multiple cultural, socioeconomic, and phenotypic factors. |
Guo, Lin, & Harris (2019) | 8078 | African and Amerindian genetic ancestry are strongly negatively related to intelligence among socially-defined Blacks and Hispanics. |
Lasker et al. (2019) | 7273 | European ancestry predicts cognitive ability over and above both parental socioeconomic status and measures of eye, hair, and skin color. |
Kirkegaard et al. (2019) | 1369 | Genetic ancestry significantly predicts cognitive ability, independent of self-identified race/ethnicity. |
Warne (2020) | 193 | European genetic heritage is positively correlated with total cognitive test score. |