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The evolutionary dance between culture, genes, and everything in between

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2022

Abdel Abdellaoui Open the ORCID record for Abdel Abdellaoui [Opens in a new window]
Abdel Abdellaoui*
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Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands. a.abdellaoui@amsterdamumc.nl
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Abstract

Uchiyama et al. describe how a more complete measurement of the dynamic nature of culture could help us unmask the true richness of genetic effects on behaviour. I underscore this notion here by reflecting on the role that the dynamic relationship between culture and DNA has played in our evolutionary history and will play in our evolutionary future.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e153
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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