Genetic expression of specific physical traits correlates with behavioral phenotypes
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SUPPORTED
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Extensive genomic and neuroimaging research consistently demonstrates that genetic variation in brain structure and specific genetic loci correlate significantly with cognitive, psychological, and behavioral phenotypes.
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The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex
2020 · cited by 784
Grasby et al. (2020) identify common genetic variants associated with human cortical structure that correlate significantly with cognitive, psychological, and behavioral phenotypes.
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Examining Sex-Differentiated Genetic Effects Across Neuropsychiatric and Behavioral Traits
2020 · cited by 76
Examining sex-differentiated genetic architecture across 20 traits, this study demonstrates overlapping genetic effects between specific gene sets and neuropsychiatric and behavioral phenotypes (Rust et al., 2020).
Uncovering the genetic architecture of broad antisocial behavior through a genome-wide association study meta-analysis
2021 · cited by 59
The Broad Antisocial Behavior Consortium (2021) identifies intronic genetic variants associated with broad antisocial behavior that show substantial genetic correlations with cognitive and mental health phenotypes.
Breed differences in dog cognition associated with brain-expressed genes and neurological functions.
2020 · cited by 26
Combining behavioral phenotypes with genomic data in dogs, Morrill et al. (2020) find that specific genetic polymorphisms and brain-expressed genes are associated with breed differences in cognition and behavior.
Dissecting the pleiotropic genetic architecture of suicide attempt, suicidal ideation, and thirteen correlated traits.
2026 · cited by 1
Dissecting the genetic architecture of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, this study maps shared genetic loci to specific neurodevelopmental, cognitive, and behavioral phenotypes (2026).
Genetic Architecture of Addiction-Relevant Behaviors in Outbred Sprague-Dawley Rats Reveals Loci for Anxiety-Like and Nociceptive Traits.
2026 · cited by 0
Analyzing outbred rats, this study successfully links specific genetic loci and candidate genes to behavioral phenotypes such as anxiety-like and nociceptive traits (2026).