nature versus nurture

== English == === Alternative forms === nature vs nurture nature vs. nurture === Etymology === The phrase was coined in the mid-1800s by the English Victorian polymath Francis Galton in discussion about the influence of heredity and environment on social advancement. === Phrase === nature versus nurture Comparing how a person's characteristics are formed, either by innate biological factors such as genetics (nature), or by upbringing and life experience (nurture). ==== See also ====