Genetic Arguments
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A number of scientists, supported by the American Anthropological Association, reject any genetic contribution to racial IQ gaps. The American Psychological Association, while maintaining the causes of the gap are presently unknown, stated that "what little there is fails to support the genetic hypothesis." Jensen & Rushton and Herrnstein & Murray, however, argue that there is a substantial (50–80% in the US according to Rushton and Jensen) genetic contribution to the black-white IQ gap.
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