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Posted: Mon 19:26, 22 Jul 2013 Post subject: you're more likely to have the dandelion |
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gene variants: you're either orchid or dandelion. That's not quite accurate, for there are several genes in question here, and because we each get a mix of variants among them, it would be a rare person that was all orchid, so to speak, or all dandelion. To explain: Behavioral geneticists have identified somewhere from 5 to 15 (depending on whom you ask) genes whose variants are important in shaping temperament and behavior. (The serotonin transporter gene, or SERT gene, which is associated with depression, among other things, is the most well known. But there are several others,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], such as the MAOA gene, which affects aggression and sociability, and the DRD4 gene, which affects behaviors on both the attention-distractibility spectrum and sociability in cooperation.) For argument's sake, let's say there are 10. In all ten, the 'dandelion' form is the most common,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with the orchid forms accounting for about 20 to 35 percent. So for any given one of these genes, you're more likely to have the dandelion
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