Genes and Human Behavior
Annual Review of PsychologyPublished 1 January 1995
Richard J. Rose
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There is clear evidence that parents can and do influence children. There is equally clear evidence that children’s genetic makeup affects their own behavioral characteristics, and also influences the way they are treated by their parents. Twin and ...Read More
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