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The genetic factors and known nongenetic factors only explain some of the variation, Ruth J.F.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

When scientists speak of “environmental exposures,” they are referring to any nongenetic influence before or after birth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

The disease follows the same pattern in people with genetic and nongenetic forms of Alzheimer's.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

We are statistical geneticists who study the genetic and nongenetic factors that influence human variation.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2022

For me, the message is simple: Let’s worry about the tractable part — the nongenetic component that surely involves variable environments.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021