The Dependent Gene

The Fallacy of Nature Vs. Nurture

By: David S. Moore

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Paperback | 5 February 2003 | Edition Number 1

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A masterful guide to human development that redefines the nature versus nurture debate

A much-needed antidote to genetic determinism, The Dependent Gene reveals how all traits-even characteristics like eye and hair color-are caused by complex interactions between genes and the environment at every stage of biological and psychological development, from the single fertilized egg to full-grown adulthood.

How we understand the nature versus nurture debate directly affects our thoughts about such basic issues as sex and reproduction, parenting, education, and crime, and has an enormous impact on social policy. With life-and-death questions in the balance surrounding stem-cell research, cloning, and DNA fingerprinting, we can no longer afford to be ignorant of human development. An enlightening guide to this brave new world, The Dependent Gene empowers us to take control of our own destiny.

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"A provocative and gracefully written book that will surely generate discussion and debate." --Jerome Kagan, Ph.D., author of Three Seductive Ideas

"The Dependent Gene is a masterful analysis. A useful and engaging guide for the lay reader, the practicing scientist, and all who seek a more integrative approach to the endlessly fascinating process of development." --Robert Lickliter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University A provocative and gracefully written book that will surely generate discussion and debate. "Jerome Kagan, Ph.D., author of Three Seductive Ideas"

"The Dependent Gene" is a masterful analysis. A useful and engaging guide for the lay reader, the practicing scientist, and all who seek a more integrative approach to the endlessly fascinating process of development. "Robert Lickliter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"" "A provocative and gracefully written book that will surely generate discussion and debate."--Jerome Kagan, Ph.D., author of "Three Seductive Ideas"

""The Dependent Gene" is a masterful analysis. A useful and engaging guide for the lay reader, the practicing scientist, and all who seek a more integrative approach to the endlessly fascinating process of development." --Robert Lickliter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Where We're Going, Where We've Been
Introduction "Hello Dolly": The Future Is Now	p. 3
From Aristotle's Wonder to a Fork in the Road: The Wrenching of Genetics from Development	p. 16
What Galton's Eugenics Has Wrought: Behavior Genetics and Heritability	p. 32
Listening to Twins: A Critique of Twin Studies	p. 49
Background Basics
Dependent Genes: Essential Biology and DNA	p. 67
Running Noses, Smelling Feet: A Primer on Embryology	p. 82
Brain Basics: Some Revelations of Developmental Neuroscience	p. 90
Developmental Systems
A Turtle in the Shade: The Development of Sexual Characteristics	p. 107
The Dutch Hungerwinter and the Cat in the Hat: How Prenatal Environments Affect Our Traits	p. 117
Chicken Shoes and Monkey Foods: The Not-So-Subtle Effects of Some Very Subtle Postnatal Experiences	p. 129
Tornadoes, Stars, and Human Beings: The Developmental Systems Perspective	p. 144
Development and Evolution
The Modern Synthesis: What Mother Nature Selects	p. 159
Legacies: How We Get Our Environments	p. 169
On Big Muscles and Facial Hair: Reconsidering "Inherited," "Acquired," and "Innate"	p. 180
The Fetal Ape: Consequences of Integrating Development and Evolution	p. 193
Implications
When Cows Fly: The Full-Blown Demise of Genetic Determinism	p. 207
Budging the Bell Curve: Implications for Education	p. 216
Finding the Cost of Freedom: Complexity and Responsibility	p. 222
Medical Marvels: Implications for Genetic and Environmental Therapies	p. 228
Owning Cloning: Implications for New Reproductive Technologies	p. 237
Epilogue: In the Beginning	p. 242
Acknowledgments	p. 245
Notes	p. 247
References	p. 290
Index	p. 303
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