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Do humans inherit their voices, or is our voice a "learned" skill?

I got to thinking about how some people in families sound similar, not accent, but tone, range, etc. Then I wondered if its a genetic component to how the vocal chords and diaphragm develop, or maybe its a learned behavior/skill from listening to adults as kids, and imitating those voices.

Thoughts?
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Individual family members share similar physical qualities, such as size and shape of the nose for example (*"she has her father's nose"*) so the sounds produced by the vocal folds resonate in a similar manner through the sinuses/skull/nose/mouth, so in some regards, the way a person sounds can be considered inherited.

Speech patterns/colloquialisms/language/dialects/accents are learned behaviors.