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Chunk #12 — I. Heritability of Aggression: Twin and Adoption Studies — A. Does heritability vary depending on sex?

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Human aggression across the lifespan: genetic propensities and environmental moderators.
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Since it is well documented that males are much more likely than females to engage in most forms of aggressive behavior (Moffitt et al., 2001; Rutter et al., 2003), it is also of interest to examine whether the same genetic and environmental influences are important in both sexes and whether the magnitude of these effects differs between males and females.