They suggest there is something in the genes that explains the characteristics of particular people; that is certainly not true. So let's understand each other.

他们认为基因的某些特点,决定了特定人群的特征,这显然是不正确的,让我说得更明白点

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Conceivably, some of them might reduce the badness of death, in some way.

可以想到，某些特征可能会降低其坏处，在某种程度上。

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