That is SO interesting. Also, what about psychological or character traits? My family, generation after generation, is found in the military, strong people of faith, interested in politics, and real readers. I mean REAL readers. These traits will skip a generation and hop right back in, so you can’t say it is nurture.
I agree. I used to think you could grow up to be anything, if you decided to just train for it. But I know enough families with abilities that go through generations to modify that view a bit. Your odds are better that you will do something that’s in your family tree.
My family, on my Dad’s side is staunch Catholic, and the men tend to be in building jobs like carpentry or civil engineering, and they typically serve in the military.
So some family members found a store that sells images of family shields and crests on plaques and coffee mugs, etc., and looked up ours. It depicts an armored hand, holding three “Passion nails” (as in the nails on the Cross). Military and faith and construction. It was all right there together, generations ago.