Instead, they become more similar in terms of mental aptitude to their biological parents over time, even if they never met.

相反，随着时间的推移， 他们的心理能力与亲生父母更加相似， 即使他们从未见过面。

Whether you're measuring height or mental aptitude or love of the Beatles, it's often assumed that everyone you're measuring will fall into what's called a normal pattern: most scores will fall in the mid-range, while fewer hit the extremes.

无论您是测量身高、智力倾向还是对甲壳虫乐队的热爱，通常都会假设您测量的每个人都属于所谓的正常模式：大多数分数会落在中等范围内， 而少数人会达到极端。