What matters more your genes or the environment you grew up in?

06-14-2009, 08:14 PM

Like say your dad which you never knew was a certain way n your step-dad which u grew up with was a certain way who's traits would you get n who would u be most like?
thats the tricky part: the only time i spend time with my stepdad really is when im in the car with him i never talk to him never really have
arite heres some more info.....

my dads a computer egineer/guitarist
step dads a hard wood floor guy/stoner
moms a stay at home mom who never really grew up..... shes preety much a child

**Lina** · 06-14-2009, 08:14 PM

you will probably have a little of each. you'll most likely have your real fathers personality traits and skills, although since you grew up wit your mother, the ones she gave you genetically will probably be more dominate. you will probably have picked up some of your step-fathers habits too thought, even if you don't talk to him. for example, if he yells a lot, you are more likely to yell a lot. things like that.

**Annebelle** · 06-14-2009, 08:16 PM

in an emotinal way, how you act and stuff, i think that the way your were raised is much more importent than your genes. it just is.
i think i'd be a completly differnt person if i was bought up any differntly

**Elizabeth** · 06-14-2009, 08:25 PM

My guess is you would have traits of yur real father, maybe you just don't really realize it and the traits of your step dad you've picked up from spending your childhood with him are more prevalent because you know what trAits you've picked up opposed to yur real dad where you don't what traits you got from him

**Soraya** · 06-14-2009, 08:25 PM

The nature VS nurture debate is a controversial one. To my opinion, genes and the environment both play a part on how you turn out, but saying that my credence lean more on the environment. For example if you are a result of two people who are highly intelligent, you need a good environment to facilitate your biological traits, otherwise they will be useless.