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Science 13 April 1990:
Vol. 248. no. 4952, pp. 183 - 188
DOI: 10.1126/science.2183351
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Science, Vol 248, Issue 4952, 183-188
Copyright © 1990 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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The role of inheritance in behavior

R Plomin

Center for Developmental and Health Genetics, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.

Inheritance plays a major role in behavior as shown by selection and strain studies for animal behavior and by twin and adoption studies for human behavior. Unlike simple Mendelian characteristics, genetic variance for behavioral dimensions and disorders rarely accounts for more than half of the phenotypic variance, and multiple genes with small effects appear to be involved rather than one or two major genes. Genetic research on behavior will be transformed by techniques of molecular biology that can be used to identify DNA sequences responsible for behavioral variation. However, the importance of nongenetic factors and the multigenetic control of behavior require new strategies to detect DNA markers that account for small amounts of behavioral variation.


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