Behavioral Genetics

  1. Gene-Environment Interplay
    1. Gene-Environment Correlation
      1. Conceptual Framework
        1. Definition and Types
          1. Developmental Implications
            1. Measurement Challenges
            2. Passive Gene-Environment Correlation
              1. Parental Genotype Effects
                1. Family Environment Creation
                  1. Early Development Impact
                  2. Evocative Gene-Environment Correlation
                    1. Behavioral Elicitation
                      1. Social Response Patterns
                        1. Feedback Loop Mechanisms
                        2. Active Gene-Environment Correlation
                          1. Niche-picking Behavior
                            1. Environmental Selection
                              1. Developmental Changes
                              2. Statistical Detection Methods
                                1. Twin-based Approaches
                                  1. Molecular Genetic Methods
                                    1. Longitudinal Analysis
                                  2. Gene-Environment Interaction
                                    1. Theoretical Models
                                      1. Diathesis-Stress Model
                                        1. Differential Susceptibility Model
                                          1. Biological Sensitivity to Context
                                          2. Statistical Approaches
                                            1. Interaction Terms in Regression
                                              1. Moderation Analysis
                                                1. Reaction Norm Analysis
                                                2. Molecular GxE Studies
                                                  1. Candidate Gene Interactions
                                                    1. Genome-wide Interaction Studies
                                                      1. Polygenic Score Interactions
                                                      2. Methodological Challenges
                                                        1. Power Requirements
                                                          1. Replication Issues
                                                            1. Environmental Measurement
                                                          2. Epigenetic Mechanisms
                                                            1. DNA Methylation
                                                              1. Mechanism and Enzymes
                                                                1. CpG Islands and Shores
                                                                  1. Tissue-specific Patterns
                                                                    1. Environmental Influences
                                                                    2. Histone Modifications
                                                                      1. Types of Modifications
                                                                        1. Chromatin Remodeling
                                                                          1. Transcriptional Regulation
                                                                            1. Environmental Sensitivity
                                                                            2. Non-coding RNA
                                                                              1. MicroRNA Regulation
                                                                                1. Long Non-coding RNA
                                                                                  1. Small Interfering RNA
                                                                                    1. Environmental Responsiveness
                                                                                    2. Transgenerational Inheritance
                                                                                      1. Mechanisms of Transmission
                                                                                        1. Germline Reprogramming
                                                                                          1. Parental Effects
                                                                                            1. Human Evidence
                                                                                            2. Environmental Epigenetics
                                                                                              1. Nutritional Influences
                                                                                                1. Stress-induced Changes
                                                                                                  1. Toxicological Effects
                                                                                                    1. Critical Period Effects

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                                                                                                4. Major Research Areas