Deseret News | Reader comments: Fidelity in DNA? Researchers find 'monogamy gene' in men

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Fidelity in DNA? Researchers find 'monogamy gene' in men

Bob G | 5:09 a.m. Sept. 2, 2008

Looks like we have a new one for the divorce courts, my genes won't let me be monogomas and if she doen't like it she can leave. Why do we even have laws if our gene pools are telling us to do otherwise? Whatever happened to mind control that we humans are supposed to incorporate as a society? And the medical researchers want to clone a human and body parts? That clone will be a mess, mentally and physically and who knows what new defects it will introduce to the human gene pools. We are what we are and our genes and DNA should be left alone to go through its natural changes.

Bubba | 5:36 a.m. Sept. 2, 2008

Let's blame everybodys sins on their genes... Real smart.

Not True for Me | 6:33 a.m. Sept. 2, 2008

I don't think I have this monogamy gene. I am so far, but this is due to sociatial expectation and religion. Left to my own wants and desires, marriage would be open.

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Anonymous | 7:32 a.m. Sept. 2, 2008

Is thre a polygamy gene? I think most of us still probably have it hanging around.

Hay Bubba | 8:14 a.m. Sept. 2, 2008

Did not you know that you can tell what a person is by looking in their Genes.

Ernest T. Bass | 8:24 a.m. Sept. 2, 2008

I'm confused. Does the D-news believe in DNA or is it junk science?
Is there a naive gene? If so it's very prevalent in Utah.

News Junkie | 8:36 a.m. Sept. 2, 2008

So what's new? All behavior has biological, psychological, and social roots that create a predisposition to behave in certain ways.

Fact: | 9:12 a.m. Sept. 2, 2008

This is bunk. The real reason why a man remains faithful is because of fear of a Judge, child support being too high, and alimony. Let's face it, if a woman is unfaithful then the Judge overlooks it BUT if a man is unfaithful then the Judge throws the book at him. Wait... either way, the man gets it in the end by the Judge.

I was born this way | 9:47 a.m. Sept. 2, 2008

So do the people who lack this gene define themselves as being non monogonous? That's just who they are?

Now anyone that doesn't have this specific gene, can go have all the extra marital affairs they want, and say they can't help it because they were born that way.

Pretty soon science will detect a slight biological quirk more prevelant in violent criminals, in theives, and petofiles. Then we can all run around and do what ever we want, and claim that we can't help it because we were born this way.

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