Article: Genetics and Behavior

Genetics and Behavior

Jennifer s Story

What Is Behavioral Genetics?

What Is the Nature Versus Nurture Conflict?

Why Is Behavioral Genetics So Hard to Study?

What Are Some Behavioral Disorders That Genes Influence?

What Is the Human Genome Project?

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Genetics (je-NE-tiks) is the study of how traits are passed from parents to children. Behavior is a person s observable activity. The study of how genetics affects behavior is called behavioral genetics .

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Jennifer s Story

At 13 years old, Jennifer is fit and trim. Her mother, however, has been told ...

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