Gene–Environment Correlation in Humans: Lessons from Psychology for Quantitative Genetics

dc.citation.firstpage455en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber4en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleJournal of Heredityen_US
dc.citation.lastpage466en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber110en_US
dc.contributor.authorSaltz, Julia Barbaraen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-12T17:16:51Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-08-12T17:16:51Zen_US
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.description.abstractEvolutionary biologists have long been aware that the effects of genes can reach beyond the boundary of the individual, that is, the phenotypic effects of genes can alter the environment. Yet, we rarely apply a quantitative genetics approach to understand the causes and consequences of genetic variation in the ways that individuals choose and manipulate their environments, particularly in wild populations. Here, I aim to stimulate research in this area by reviewing empirical examples of such processes from the psychology literature. Indeed, psychology researchers have been actively investigating genetic variation in the environments that individuals experience—a phenomenon termed “gene–environment correlation” (rGE)—since the 1970s. rGE emerges from genetic variation in individuals’ behavior and personality traits, which in turn affects the environments that they experience. I highlight concepts and examples from this literature, emphasizing the relevance to quantitative geneticists working on wild, nonhuman organisms. I point out fruitful areas of crossover between these disciplines, including how quantitative geneticists can test ideas about rGE in wild populations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSaltz, Julia Barbara. "Gene–Environment Correlation in Humans: Lessons from Psychology for Quantitative Genetics." <i>Journal of Heredity,</i> 110, no. 4 (2019) Oxford University Press: 455-466. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esz027.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esz027en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/106220en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.subject.keywordextragenetic inheritanceen_US
dc.subject.keywordgene–environment correlationen_US
dc.subject.keywordgene–environment interplayen_US
dc.subject.keywordquantitative geneticsen_US
dc.titleGene–Environment Correlation in Humans: Lessons from Psychology for Quantitative Geneticsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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