The determination of a process or effect by genes; specifically the attribution of sole or excessive importance to genes in the determination of intelligence, behaviour, development, etc.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Statistical Association.
Definition of genetic determinism in US English:
genetic determinism
noun
The determination of a process or effect by genes; specifically the attribution of sole or excessive importance to genes in the determination of intelligence, behaviour, development, etc.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Statistical Association.