Behavior Linked to Genetics
Fear, boldness, and social tendencies are rooted in your DNA: Japanese Study.
This is the most comprehensive behavioral-genetic dataset ever created in Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies):
36,600 flies. 105 distinct genotypes. Standardized threat simulations. Single and group contexts.
Result:
→ Behavior is not random
→ Behavior is heritable
In identical environments, genetically distinct flies responded differently to the same thre…
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