Yes, I agree, there's a pattern that is inherited as a possibility of, "greatness" in many areas, where genes are not the only factor or make a less single contribution than the pattern itself.
To really understand this we would have to see to the brains function in another way, how it´s configured at a more basic threading order that would contribute for a certain specific trait.
The brain is a sum of more than certain genes, heredity and environment are just some factors, but what I am thinking of is a key function behind, just as compared with different computer operative system, some are better at performing certain tasks, others others, there is differences in creativeness and the ability to think abstractly which is independent of education, it either are higly developed or not and are related with specific forms of intelligence.
For example, all the mayor religions are created by people who follow a direct lineage from one to another, which is unlikely due to chance thou the same line also represents all major rulers-4500 BC until today.
The fact that statistically we all should have a common ancestor in this same period, is irrelevant in this context, because intermarriage along with this line probably amplifies the characteristics for just a smaller number of individuals than for the majority walking on the side of them.
A pesant from an isolated village is therefore un very unlikely candidate for creating a new religion or making a bigger path out from one, then an decendant to several king and queens.
This has nothing to do with moral or ethics, values and believes, so even if I rather would think that everyone has the same possibilities, because that would be just and fare, the life itself couldn't care more less of that kind of thoughts.