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The challenges of sociogenomics make it more, not less, worthy of careful and innovative investigation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2023

Matthew C. Keller Open the ORCID record for Matthew C. Keller [Opens in a new window]
Matthew C. Keller*
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Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA matthew.c.keller@Colorado.edu Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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Abstract

Influences on social traits involve a tangled interplay of genetic, social, and environmental factors. Moreover, there is increasing awareness that gene–environment correlations are real and potentially measurable. Such gene–environment correlations can mislead if they are uncontrolled and genetic associations are interpreted as being purely because of direct genetic effects. This complexity is cause for more and better investigation, not a reason to refrain from researching one of the potentially important factors (genetics) influencing trait variation.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e218
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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