Booklet 2 Aggression - Genetic factors

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What are the concordance rates that Coccaro found?
MZ - 50%, DZ - 19%
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What does the MAOA enzyme break down?
Serotonin
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Why is this explanation too simplistic?
Due to low concordance rates
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What did Cases et al study?
Mice
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How many children did the Danish Adoption Study involve?
Over 14,000
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Who is the MAOA-L enzyme most prominent in?
Men
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What fraction of the Western population have MAOA-L?
1/3
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Give a strength of animal research
More ethical than on humans
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What is the MAOA gene nicknamed as?
The 'warrior' gene
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What had the most influence in adoption studies?
Biology
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