It's not a misconception, you just have a very reductive view of biology. You're basically saying all life has genes therefore everything is genetic. That's not how scientists talk about it. If they notice a difference between 2 populations they look at both genetic and environmental factors. That's nature vs nurture in a nutshell. You don't like the phrase cause everything is nature? Ok whatever. You still aren't challenging what the phrase references.
And learned behavior is distinct from instincts in that it is contingent on observing other creatures and variables in your environment. Instinct refers to behavior that is inherent from birth and will manifest independent of any outside influence. Once again, you don't like the terms? Tough ****. This is how scientists describe them. If you don't see a meaningful distinction there regardless of what you want to name it then I don't know what to tell you.
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