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Lucy Wigley

Intelligence is inherited from mum and fertility levels from your dad - here's 11 traits passed on by your parents and which one is responsible for each

Multigenerational family walking in the woods.

Do you have receding hair? Poor memory? Terrible eyesight? Your parents pass on 11 important traits, and your mum or dad can be more responsible for certain ones than others - we reveal which parent is to 'blame' for your key characteristics.

You can learn positive traits from your parents, and others will depend on the environment you grew up in - seven traits found in adults lacking affection as kids have been identified. Your birth order is even said to have an affect on the characteristics you go on to develop, with kids suffering 'middle child syndrome' said to share the same five.  

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