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Hereditarianism
The philosophy developed by Francis Galton and expressed in his book 'Hereditary Genius' in 1869 that people inherit mental characteristics from their parents such as personality and intelligence. a component of "Nature" in the phrase "Nature versus Nurture" It was opposed by Lamarckism but the discovery of genetics helped verify Hereditarianism and is considered to hold true today.
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