The genetics of politics: Discovery, challenges, and progress

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 525-533

  Hatemi, Peter K ^a   McDermott, Rose ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Ideology; Politics; Public policy; Voting

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

COOPERATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; POLITICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84866359933     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2012.07.004     Document Type: Review

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