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  2. Greed - Wikipedia

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    Greed (or avarice) is an insatiable desire for material gain (be it food, money, land, ... Some research suggests there is a genetic basis for greed.

  3. Common misunderstandings of genetics - Wikipedia

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    Although many examples of animals exist that display certain well-defined behaviour that is genetically programmed, [5] these examples cannot be extrapolated to all animal behaviour. There is good evidence that some basic aspects of human behaviour, such as circadian rhythms [6] are genetically based, but it is clear that many other aspects are ...

  4. Behavioural genetics - Wikipedia

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    The scientific assumptions on which parts of behavioural genetic research are based have also been criticized as flawed. [79] Genome wide association studies are often implemented with simplifying statistical assumptions, such as additivity, which may be statistically robust but unrealistic for some behaviours.

  5. Human behaviour genetics - Wikipedia

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    The basic understanding of behavioural genetics requires the separate study of effects of genes and environment influence on human behaviour. Such as, the genetic effects in a trait are discernible if pair of genetically identical (monozygotic twins) are much similar to one another than pair of genetically non-identical (dizygotic twin).

  6. Greed and fear - Wikipedia

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    Greed is usually described as an irresistible craving to possess more of something (money, material goods) than one actually needs.. According to several academics, greed, like love, has the power to send a chemical rush through our brains that forces us to put aside our common sense and self-control and thus provoke changes in our brains and body.

  7. Genetic fallacy - Wikipedia

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    The genetic fallacy (also known as the fallacy of origins or fallacy of virtue) [1] is a fallacy of irrelevance in which arguments or information are dismissed or validated based solely on their source of origin rather than their content. In other words, a claim is ignored or given credibility based on its source rather than the claim itself.

  8. How much is corporate greed fueling inflation? - AOL

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    Greed is responsible for the broken supply chain that’s the root cause of inflation “We spent a half-century allowing business executives and financiers to take control of our supply chains ...

  9. Glossary of genetics and evolutionary biology - Wikipedia

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    Genetic hitchhiking is often considered the opposite of background selection. genetic load Any reduction in the mean fitness of a population owing to the existence of one or more genotypes with lower fitness than that of the most fit genotype. [1] genetic testing. Also DNA testing and genetic screening.