Twin studies - 50% variance in MZ - suggests gen infl./Miles and Carey - detanlge genes-env-adoption studies - study of adopted crim convict. - sig. number parents with crim conv.
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Twin and Adoption Studies AO2
adopt. studies met an. 24 twin/adopt. studies - younger env./older - suggests env. import to initate bio mechansims. (interaction) gen import. other factors determin expression of agn
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Gentics and violent crime AO1
inherted personality/temperentm traits incr. liklihood of crimes//Adoption studies - highest crim when both bio and adopt parents history of violnet crime
Gene.Env. interactions - MAOA variants - high and low levels//Low Levels - more liekly for AGN only if maltreated - interations/Role of MAOA - regulate metab. of SRTN - low SRTN = AGN/Violent dutch family/ defective gene for MAOA prod.
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A Gene for Aggression AO2
IDA-animal stud. - young - gen. mutation see effect//Sampling probs - all male and prison - one violent offence not mean violent ind.//Determing role of gen - multiple gense contr. hard to isolate/estbliash role of specifict genes
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adopt. studies met an. 24 twin/adopt. studies - younger env./older - suggests env. import to initate bio mechansims. (interaction) gen import. other factors determin expression of agn
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Twin and Adoption Studies AO2
Card 3
Front
inherted personality/temperentm traits incr. liklihood of crimes//Adoption studies - highest crim when both bio and adopt parents history of violnet crime
Gene.Env. interactions - MAOA variants - high and low levels//Low Levels - more liekly for AGN only if maltreated - interations/Role of MAOA - regulate metab. of SRTN - low SRTN = AGN/Violent dutch family/ defective gene for MAOA prod.
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