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

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dc.citation.firstpage455
dc.citation.issueNumber4
dc.citation.journalTitleJournal of Heredity
dc.citation.lastpage466
dc.citation.volumeNumber110
dc.contributor.authorSaltz, Julia Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-12T17:16:51Z
dc.date.available2019-08-12T17:16:51Z
dc.date.issued2019
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.
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.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esz027
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/106220
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.subject.keywordextragenetic inheritance
dc.subject.keywordgene–environment correlation
dc.subject.keywordgene–environment interplay
dc.subject.keywordquantitative genetics
dc.titleGene–Environment Correlation in Humans: Lessons from Psychology for Quantitative Genetics
dc.typeJournal article
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dc.type.publicationpost-print
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