Monogamy gene found in people - are you RS3 334 Positive?

I get a kick out of stories like this, although there could be something to it.  If the man has RS3 334, then toss him out it appears and the more copies the worse!   But let's not leave this little factor just up to the male species, there's females out there too with issues.  Seriously though, some of this can also be attributed to "learned behavior" too, in other words there's always a choice and a need to be responsible, so it really is our choice on whether or not to muddy the waters and not use this as a new excuse for a bad gene, and yes, that will be the next thing coming, "honey, it was my genes that made me do it".  As the article mentions too, it comes back around to trust, and I hope someday we are don't dive too deep into profiling with this connection, besides something has to be left to the imagination, and what happens when one of those folks with no RS3 334 cheats...lying genes?  Good reading and discussion.  BD  

They found that variation in a section of the gene called RS3 334 was linked to how men bond with their partners. Men can have none, one or two copies of the RS3 334 section, and the higher the number of copies, the worse men scored on a measure of pair bonding.

RS3 334's social effects extend beyond bonding in couples. Earlier this year, the same gene section was shown to affect signaling in people's amygdalas, linked to trust. Another study found that people with autism, which is characterized by unusual social behavior, often have multiple copies of RS3 334.

ABC News: Monogamy gene found in people

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