▁professor ▁of ▁soci ology ▁at ▁Northern ▁Kentucky ▁University , ▁suggests ▁that ▁ge ographic ▁location , ▁financial ▁resources , ▁and ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁parents , ▁pe ers , ▁and ▁role ▁models ▁are ▁involved ▁in ▁channel ing ▁individuals ▁of ▁certain ▁races ▁towards ▁particular ▁sports ▁and ▁away ▁from ▁others . ▁ ▁H ap lo group ▁inheritance ▁ ▁El ite ▁athlet ic ▁capacity ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁correl ated ▁with ▁differ ing ▁patterns ▁of ▁ha p lo group ▁inheritance . ▁Mor an ▁et ▁al . ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁observed ▁that ▁among ▁Y - D NA ▁( pat ernal ) ▁cl ades ▁bor ne ▁by ▁el ite ▁end urance ▁athlet es ▁in ▁Eth iop ia , ▁the ▁E *, ▁E 3 *, ▁K *( x P ), ▁and ▁J *( x J 2 ) ▁are ▁posit ively ▁correl ated ▁with ▁el ite ▁athlet ic ▁end urance ▁performance , ▁whereas ▁the ▁ha p lo group ▁E 3 b 1 ▁is ▁significantly ▁less ▁frequent ▁among ▁the ▁el ite ▁end urance ▁athlet es . ▁ ▁C iting ▁ha p lo group ▁data ▁from ▁various ▁previous ▁studies , ▁Ah met ov ▁and ▁Fed ot ov sk aya ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁report ▁that ▁the ▁m t D NA ▁( mat ernal ) ▁ha p lo groups ▁I , ▁H , ▁L 0 , ▁M *, ▁G 1 , ▁N 9 , ▁and ▁V ▁have ▁been ▁posit ively ▁correl ated ▁with ▁el ite ▁athlet ic ▁end urance ▁performance , ▁whereas ▁the ▁m t D NA ▁ha p lo groups