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Life Sciences => Cells, Microbes & Viruses => Topic started by: therodgers21 on 24/09/2008 16:58:43

Title: Is there a "macho" gene?
Post by: therodgers21 on 24/09/2008 16:58:43

therodgers21  asked the Naked Scientists:

Is there a type-A macho gene?

What do you think?

Title: Is there a
Post by: Don_1 on 24/09/2008 17:16:09

I suppose it may be that their would be a gene which might have some effect on a persons personality in such a way, but I think it's more of a formulated characteristic which comes from personal life experience.

Title: Is there a
Post by: blakestyger on 25/09/2008 09:54:20

Genes rarely work solo - but in combinations.

Being macho is an expression of behaviour which may in turn be determined by the amounts of certain hormones produced, testosterone for instance.