Michael Ragland  wrote or quoted:

> There have been two opposing viewpoints here on S.B.E. recently. One
> view is that genes and the environment interact with each other and
> therefore it is erroneous to state either the environment or DNA is
> dominant in producing and shaping phenotypes. The other view while
> acknowledging the interaction between genes and the environment takes
> the position DNA ultimately has more influence on phenotype. [...]

Nature vs nurture - an old debate.

Matt Ridley wrote a book about it recently: "Nature via nurture".
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