Behavior Quote by Stephen Jay Gould

The question is not whether but how do the actions of a given gene influence some interesting aspect of behavior.

— Jeffrey C. Hall

“reacts to us in a way that reinforces our genetic predisposition. Again, it would be an oversimplification to say that our environment influences us.…

— Chris Masi

The environment can actually affect gene expression.

— Michael Marmot

“Thus, for our purposes, genes aren’t about inevitability. Instead they’re about context-dependent tendencies, propensities, potentials, and vulnerabilities. All embedded in the fabric of the…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

“That genes explain our behaviour and well-being distracts attention from society as a cause; such ideas also encourage us to accept or pursue chemical,…

— Oliver James

As has repeatedly been stated, the underlying hypothesis, which in a number of cases has been supported by direct experimental evidence, is that each…

— Edward Lawrie Tatum

The regulation of genes is often more interesting than the genes themselves, and it's the environment that regulates genes.

— Robert M. Sapolsky

Genes are not about inevitabilities; they're about potentials and vulnerabilities.

— Robert Sapolsky

Life does depend on accurate replication of molecules, and its complexity often requires that an enzyme shall accept one molecular species or type and…

— John Cornforth

Genes are rarely about inevitability, especially when it comes to humans, the brain, or behavior. They're about vulnerability, propensities, tendencies.

— Robert M. Sapolsky

Our experience in fooling around with the genes of mice has taught us that many of the traits that interest us are not definite…

— Gary Wolf

The interaction of genetic and external influences makes my behaviour unpredictable, but not undetermined. In the gap between those words lies freedom.

— Matt Ridley