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JoshuaZ comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 117 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 09 March 2015 02:47:54PM 2 points [-]

There evidence that magic was genetic was extremely weak. While a single Mendelian allele is one explanation for what they saw, they need a lot more data to distinguish that from other inherited patterns (genetic or otherwise).