India, March 27 -- A person's genetic predisposition to musicality (or the lack of it) is no indicator of their ability

Recent studies on the genetics of musicality has shown that traits such as pitch perfection and beat synchronisation are indeed influenced by our gene architecture. But a new study illustrated just how loosely bound these hereditary markers are with musical acumen.

A group of scientists recently reported that the German musical genius Ludwig von Beethoven had a rather poor genetic predisposition to beat synchronisation, a key component of a person's rhythmic ability. Beat synchronisation refers to the human ability to tap to a musical beat.

They concluded this based on an analysis of the 19th century composer's genome...