Scientific interest in the correlation between genetic factors and violence dates back to the eugenics movement of the 19th century. Because of the Nazi and racist associations with eugenics, this study fell into disrepute from the 1960s through the 1980s, when the prevalent view was that environment was the primary determinant of behavior. With the advance of genetics in the beginning of the 21st century there has been renewed interest in finding possible genetic causes for crime and violence. Eugenics is the self-direction of human evolution: Logo from the Second International Congress of Eugenics, 1921, depicting it as a tree which unites a variety of different fields. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... An African-American man drinks out of the colored only water cooler at a racially segregated street car terminal in the United States in 1939. ... Eugenics is the self-direction of human evolution: Logo from the Second International Congress of Eugenics, 1921, depicting it as a tree which unites a variety of different fields. ... Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. ...

Studies

In 2002 a study published by researchers at the King's College in London found a link between a gene causing low levels of MAO-A and increased levels of violence in people who had been mistreated as children.[1] For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... There are a number of institutions known as Kings College: Kings College London, a college of the University of London Kings College, Aberdeen, a college in Aberdeen, Scotland Kings College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge Kings College a private boarding secondary... Monoamine oxidase Monoamine oxidases (singular abbreviation MAO) (EC 1. ...

An American group studying monkeys called MAO-A a "warrior gene" in 2004.[2]. In 2006, a New Zealand researcher, Dr Rod Lea said that a particular variant (or genotype) was over-represented in Māori. This supported earlier studies that there are different proportions of variants in different ethnic groups. This is the case for many genetic variants, with 33% White/Non-Hispanic, 61% Asian/Pacific Islanders having the weaker MAO-A promoter. [3] The genotype is the specific genetic makeup (the specific genome) of an individual, usually in the form of DNA. It codes for the phenotype of that individual. ... For the Māori language, see Māori language. ... In genetics, a promoter is a DNA sequence that enables a gene to be transcribed. ...

See also

• Eugenics
• Genetic determinism
• Nature versus nurture
• Race and crime
• Violentization
• Violence
• Monoamine oxidase