Chapter 7.10, Problem 1TC

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The way in which an individual might determine whether flute-playing ability is a highly heritable trait.

Concept introduction:

Heredity is the passing of genetic information from subsequent generations. The traits which are inherited from one generation to the next generation are called heritable traits, These traits may be physical and mental. The human intelligence is often influenced by the heredity and nature.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

Whether a person stops practicing flute-playing, on an encounters with someone who tells that musical ability is heritable.

Concept introduction:

Music is the significant part of the social legacy of all known human societies, with the ability for music observation and production present in the vast majority of the people. Scientists generally concur that both heredity and natural elements (environmental factors) contribute to the broader realization of the musical ability, with the level of musical aptitude variability, not only from person to person, but across different elements of music ability within the same person.