8 Surprising Traits You Never Knew They Could Be Hereditary
Your driving skills
If you aren’t the best driver in the world, don’t sweat it. Science says it’s not necessarily your fault. You might be among the 30 percent of Americans who carry a certain gene that prevents your brain from producing a protein, called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). This protein works as a neurotransmitter, facilitating communication between cells while performing tasks, like driving.
Drivers with this specific gene are 20 percent more likely to make driving mistakes compared to drivers without the BDNF gene. “These people make more errors from the get-go, and they forget more of what they learned after time away,” senior author of the study Dr. Steven Cramer said in a statement. next time you see someone struggling to stay on one lane, don’t blame them, blame genetics!
How much you procrastinate
If you’re in the habit of leaving everything until the very last minute, you can blame it on the fact that procrastination is in your genes. Various behavioral genetics studies, among which a recent study published by the University of Colorado, revealed that procrastination has a heritability of around forty-five percent, about the same percentage as for any of our major personality traits.
In addition, it appears that women who carry the tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) gene tend to procrastinate more and get distracted easier, according to a study carried out in 2018 by the Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany. The TH gene is responsible for regulating dopamine levels, a neurotransmitter that is also associated with cognitive flexibility, attention and motivation.
