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Originally Posted by Polydamas
The idea of magery as a special gift which only some people have is also yucky ... I am having trouble thinking of stories where magic works that way.
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Dragonborn by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey, and Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. Both of which explore the "yuck" and use it to set up their villains, who are explicitly aristocracy abusing peasants, though to varying degrees.
I do think the idea that magery is inborn is kind of part of the default gurps magic assumption, which is what I think the OP is looking for. We can change that, but it will drastically effect the project the OP is working on.
Looking at things other than inheritance and genetics to restrict magic on is an interesting idea. I like it, and it keeps magic mysterious.