Cheating Is Genetic?
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Ever wonder what makes you want to cheat? Well according to study from WAlum eat al. (2008), there is a gen in men that called AVPR1A and it codes for a protein called Vassopressin (a brain hormone) that has effect on monogamy.
The Research
The research from Karolinska Institute studies 550 twins with their spouses and analyze their gen and behavioral data. The people who participated in the study were asked a series of questions about their relationships and this was compared to their DNA. All the twins were in long term relationships and had children.
The Result
Men who has two copies of the allele gen would have twice the risk of having dysfunctional marriage than those who only has one or none. Wives and partners of the men with two copies of the allele reported lower levels of satisfaction, affection, cohesion and consensus in the relationship than women married to men who had one or no copies of the allele.
Studies also found that two out of five men has two allele gen on them which mean 40% of men would likely to cheat.
This genetic research only applied to men because the genetic can only be found on men. People now can check whether they have two copies of the allele or not so they can be aware of themselves of why they want to cheat.
But don’t think that if people has two allele they would 100% cheat, its not like that. The research only show that there are tendency that men with two allele gen would cheat.
Source:
WAlum eat al. (2008). Genetic variation in the vasopressin receptor 1a gene (AVPR1A) associates with pair-bonding behavior in humans. PNAS Early Edition, 2-5 September 2008.
posted: 10 December 7
under: Things you might not know