... repair a defect of character. Ralph Waldo Emerson One of the great controversial debates in Psychology is determining if characteristics and behavior are primarily due to genetics or the environment. We can now readily accept that genes determine our eye color, height, blood type, and other biological factors. Do these same genes that determine anatomy also determine our tendency towards ... conceivable to assume that all children will eventually display similar behavior. To examine another theory, Dean Hamer, a geneticist at the National Institute of Health, has found evidence that biolo...

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... natural death in the United States. Feelings of depression are not solely brought on by biological factors. Genetics, the branch of biology that deals with heredity, often play a huge role in whether or not a person will be depressed. A person may feel as ... trait from his or her parents. The theory that biological and genetic factors are the most influential elements in perpetuating depression makes sense because depression is a mental disorder and most mental disorders are heavily influenced by biology and genetics. Inheriting the "trait" of depression is much like ... materialistic...

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