澳大利亚遗传学家吉利恩·特纳认为,男人的聪明,首先归功于母亲。他指出,“越来越多的证据表明,几种决定聪明程度的基因都在X染色体上,而X染色体正是男孩子从母亲那里继承来的。”特纳教授认为,“这些基因沿着 Gillien Turner, an Australian geneticist, believes the man’s cleverness owes first to her mother. He points out that “there is growing evidence that several genes that determine the level of intelligence are on the X chromosome, and that the X chromosome is exactly what boys inherit from their mothers.” According to Professor Turner, "these genes follow