article_snippet.sent: This is because the genes that make up the people who we are, and the environments in which we are raised cannot be considered independently of each other.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Mairi Levitt says that genetic material from both parents is passed on, but genetic traits are developed through interaction between genes and the environment .
article_snippet.sent: Of course genetic material from both parents is passed on, but genetic traits are developed through interaction between genes and the environment.
article_snippet.sent: Separating  nature and nurture may be useful as a model but does not really make sense because research has demonstrated that gene development is affected by the environment.
article_snippet.sent: Any report of genes influencing behaviour tends to polarise opinion.
article_snippet.sent: What is clear is that finding genetic influences on behaviour does not affect legal responsibility.
highlights_snippet.sent: Dr Mairi Levitt says Recent study can't separate nature from nurture .