The mother’s genes influence and determine a child’s intellect. While the father’s genes are present in the children, they lie suppressed.

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Women are more likely to transmit intelligence genes - which are carried on the X chromosome- to their children as they have two of these while men only have one.
Genes are not the only determinant of intelligence. Only 40 to 60 percent of intelligence is estimated to be hereditary, leaving a similar chunk dependent on the environment.
Mothers play a significant non-genetic part of intelligence. Studies suggest that a secure bond between mother and child is intimately tied to intelligence.
Source-Medindia
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