“Kiddo’s Tiny Musical KX™️” - Ep 35 - The Perfect Pitch Gene (2)

Описание: “Kiddo’s Tiny Musical KX™️” - Ep 35 - The Perfect Pitch Gene (2)
Date: (M) 01.26.2026
Posted on YouTube: (T) 01.27.2026
Written by: Jenna Chou, PMP

What rs3057 actually is
• rs = reference SNP ID used in genetics databases
• rs3057 refers to one specific position in DNA where people can have different bases (A, G, C, or T)
• It’s a marker, not a gene and not a “perfect pitch gene” by itself

Is rs3057 linked to perfect pitch?
• Some older or secondary sources speculated about links between certain SNPs and musical traits (like pitch perception)
• There is NO confirmed single SNP or gene (including rs3057) that causes perfect pitch
• Perfect pitch is understood to be:
• Polygenic (many genes involved)
• Strongly influenced by early musical training
• Possibly affected by language background (e.g., tonal languages)

Important correction

If you’ve seen claims like:

“rs-3057 is the perfect pitch gene”

That’s scientifically inaccurate.

Modern genetics agrees:
• No single SNP = no single gene = no guaranteed trait
• rs3057 may appear in association studies, but association ≠ causation

Big picture

Perfect pitch likely comes from:
• Multiple auditory-processing genes
• Brain development timing
• Early exposure to music
• Environmental reinforcement

How SNP association studies work (like rs3057)

1. What researchers start with

They take two big groups of people:
• Group A: has a trait (e.g., perfect pitch)
• Group B: doesn’t have the trait

Then they scan millions of SNPs across the genome.

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2. What they look for

They ask:

“Is a specific SNP more common in Group A than Group B?”

Example:
• rs3057 appears in 38% of people with the trait
• rs3057 appears in 30% of people without it

That difference might be flagged as an association.

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3. What “association” really means (important 🚨)

Association means:
• “This SNP shows up near the trait more often”

It does NOT mean:
• It causes the trait
• It’s the gene responsible
• Having it guarantees anything

Many SNPs are just genetic signposts, not functional switches.

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4. Why false positives happen

SNP studies are tricky because:
• Millions of SNPs are tested at once
• Random correlations happen
• Small sample sizes exaggerate effects
• Population background (ethnicity, geography) can skew results

That’s why findings must be:
• Replicated
• Biologically plausible
• Statistically corrected

Most “single SNP explanations” don’t survive this.

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5. How this applies to perfect pitch

Perfect pitch research shows:
• Many small genetic influences
• No single SNP (including rs3057) explains it
• Environment (early training) matters a lot

So if rs3057 ever shows up in a paper, it would be:

“One tiny factor among many, possibly indirect”


Source:
Jenna Chou, PMP

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