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Why is IQ a bell curve?

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Nearly everything in nature can be measured on a bell curve. It is a natural tendancy that math tries to explain with the bell curve. The result of all our genes working together produces an individual. Some genes are more favorable to a high intelligence than others. Therefore the most common result is the apex of the curve, and the less common results have lower probability.

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