A basic, physical and functional unit of hereditary and acts as instructions that control our bodily functions and features
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Methods of studying genetics: Selectively breeding animals to see if aggression is a hereditary trait
Heritability
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Methods of studying genetics: Genes cloned and biological components changed
Genetic Manipulation
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Gene that produces an enzyme that regulates neurotransmitter levels linked to aggression e.g. seretonin and dopamine
Monoamine Oxidase (MAOA)
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High activity MAOA ensures:
excess neurotransmitters are reduced meaning reduced aggression
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Studied MAOA gene in mice. Mice lacking the MAOA gene had serious anger management problems
Mattson
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Case study of dutch family. Found extremely violent members had low levels of MAOA
Bruner
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Study of MAOA in humans, found after abuse and maltreatment, those with high activity MAOA gene were less likely to be aggressive than those with low activity MAOA gene
Capsi et al
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Methods of studying genetics: Selectively breeding animals to see if aggression is a hereditary trait
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Heritability
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Methods of studying genetics: Genes cloned and biological components changed
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Gene that produces an enzyme that regulates neurotransmitter levels linked to aggression e.g. seretonin and dopamine
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