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We cannot resist tapping our foot or nodding our head when we hear music.
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New research suggests that moving our body to musical beats is genetic.
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Parents pass their sense of rhythm down to their children.
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Researchers found 69 genes that affect how people react to musical rhythms.
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They said the genes work in similar ways to those for other biological rhythms.
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The researchers used biodata from over 600,000 people in their research.
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This research represents a leap forward for scientific understanding.
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Rhythm is not just influenced by a single gene.
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Dancing in synchrony with the beat of music is at the core of our human musicality.
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Research could one day help doctors use music and rhythm to make us healthier.
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