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Thanks to scientist Justin Garcia, individuals can now blame promiscuous behaviour on their genetic makeup — but they might not get away with it.
Dr. Garcia’s research, based on DNA scraped from the cheeks of 181 young, sexually active adults, shows a link between a variant of DRD4 — a gene that affects dopamine receptors — and infidelity, one-night-stands, drinking and thrill-seeking.
DRD4 was instantly dubbed the “slut gene.”
We all have the so-called “promiscuity” or “cheating gene,” Dr. Garcia said in a phone interview from New York’s Binghamton University.
“The DRD4 gene, which affects the dopamine receptors in the brain, is important for pleasure and reward,” he said. “It goes off when you jump out of an airplane, engage in sexual behaviour, drink alcohol and gamble.”
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the remainder of the full article is in the link below
Dr. Garcia’s research, based on DNA scraped from the cheeks of 181 young, sexually active adults, shows a link between a variant of DRD4 — a gene that affects dopamine receptors — and infidelity, one-night-stands, drinking and thrill-seeking.
DRD4 was instantly dubbed the “slut gene.”
We all have the so-called “promiscuity” or “cheating gene,” Dr. Garcia said in a phone interview from New York’s Binghamton University.
“The DRD4 gene, which affects the dopamine receptors in the brain, is important for pleasure and reward,” he said. “It goes off when you jump out of an airplane, engage in sexual behaviour, drink alcohol and gamble.”
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the remainder of the full article is in the link below
