The warrior gene: Epigenetic considerations

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-53

  Gillett, Grant ^a   Tamatea, Armon J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Corrections   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

criminality; epigenetics; socialization

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A;

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIOLENCE; WARRIOR GENE;

EID: 84857305754     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: 14699915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636778.2011.597982     Document Type: Article

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