Saturday, September 6, 2008

Marital Discord Genes in Men identified

"The finding is striking because it not only links the gene variant -- which is present in two of every five men -- with the risk of marital discord and divorce, but also appears to predict whether women involved with these men are likely to say their partners are emotionally close and available, or distant and disagreeable. The presence of the gene variant, or allele, also seems predictive of whether men get married or live with women without getting married (WashingtonPost)."

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"Women married to men with one or two copies of the allele scored lower on average on how satisfied they were with the relationship compared to women married to men with no copies."

1 comment:

Rafi (S) said...

...and what does this teach you about the MM family gene pool... or shouldn't I ask...