User blog comment:Zathronas/Speculative author: My top 13 Questions for Volume 3/@comment-78.42.186.25-20141026203754/@comment-199.79.169.163-20141028034833

@DarkCloud Yeah I think the RT crew said Semblance is "semi-hereditary". This makes me think genes have more of an influence on Semblances than personality, although a person's personality may affect how a person utilizes their semblances, not the nature of the semblance itself.