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behavioral genetics

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behavioral genetics
n.
The study of the genetic underpinnings of behavioral phenotypes such as eating or mating activity, substance abuse, social attitudes, violence, and mental abilities.
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While Offspring is not a textbook designed for pedagogy, several chapters provide the non-expert with excellent introductions to the field under review, such as behavioral genetics and behavioral neuroendocrinology.
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Using established research designs in behavioral genetics, it should be possible to.
Providence and the biology of purpose by Bryant, Rebecca / Cross Currents
There is already a growing body of criminological research, a lot of it coming from twin studies in behavioral genetics, that suggests that propensities for crime can be inherited and possibly, in the future, located in specific genes carried by specific individuals.
Second thoughts: the last man in a bottle by Fukuyama, Francis / The National Interest
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