<p>Parents, take note! Genes may decide whether a child will be good at science or arts, according to a new study.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Robert Plomin, a professor at King's College London, has found that there is a genetic component to whether one is good at arts or science.<br /><br />Plomin is conducting research to identify the genes that underpin the intelligence of more than 10,000 sets of twins born between 1994 and 1996.<br /><br />Initial results suggest that chances of identical twins both choosing either science or arts at A-level was 80 per cent compared with 50 per cent for typical siblings.<br /><br />A-level is a qualification in a specific subject typically taken by school students aged 16-18 in the UK.<br />Plomin and his team also found that going to a good or a bad school had much less influence on a child's exam scores than did their IQ, 'The Sunday Times' reported.<br /><br />"Going to different schools in England accounts for less than 20 per cent of the differences between teenagers in their A-level performance," Plomin said.<br /><br />"On average 70 per cent of the differences between children in their A-level grades is down to genetic differences," he said. <br /></p>
<p>Parents, take note! Genes may decide whether a child will be good at science or arts, according to a new study.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Robert Plomin, a professor at King's College London, has found that there is a genetic component to whether one is good at arts or science.<br /><br />Plomin is conducting research to identify the genes that underpin the intelligence of more than 10,000 sets of twins born between 1994 and 1996.<br /><br />Initial results suggest that chances of identical twins both choosing either science or arts at A-level was 80 per cent compared with 50 per cent for typical siblings.<br /><br />A-level is a qualification in a specific subject typically taken by school students aged 16-18 in the UK.<br />Plomin and his team also found that going to a good or a bad school had much less influence on a child's exam scores than did their IQ, 'The Sunday Times' reported.<br /><br />"Going to different schools in England accounts for less than 20 per cent of the differences between teenagers in their A-level performance," Plomin said.<br /><br />"On average 70 per cent of the differences between children in their A-level grades is down to genetic differences," he said. <br /></p>