A behavioral geneticist is a scientist who studies how genes and genetics influence behavior. They explore how our genetic makeup can impact various aspects of our personality, intelligence, and other behavioral traits. Full definition
In one study examining peer problems among three - year - olds, behavioral geneticists attributed 44 % of differences between children to heritability (Benish - Weisman et al 2010). (parentingscience.com)
There's not enough evidence to say that, says behavioral geneticist Carlos Driscoll of the Laboratory of Comparative Behavioral Genomics at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.. (sciencenews.org)
That was the reasoning of behavioral geneticist Danielle M. Dick of Virginia Commonwealth University, who, with 13 other scientists from around the world, has been exploring a gene called CHRM2. (scientificamerican.com)