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ArticleBehavior genetics2026

Geneticists' Understandings of Genetic Causation.

Hannah Allen, Bennett Knox, Stephen M Downes

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Article in Behavior genetics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hannah AllenPhilosophy Department, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, USA. hannah.allen@utrgv.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-4791-6080
Bennett KnoxPhilosophy Department, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8789-0784
Stephen M DownesEmeritus in Philosophy and Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9363-3322

Funding

Utah Center of Excellence in ELSI Research: UCEERRM1HG009037 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI ROTHWELL, ERIN, TABERY, JAMES · 2016 to 2024
$8.0M
NIH HHS RM1HG009037
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper presents the preliminary results of a survey-based study investigating geneticists' understanding of genetic causation. We are motivated by an underlying assumption that to improve interpretation and implementation of behavioral genetics research, and furthermore for that research to have a positive societal impact, it is important to reveal how geneticists themselves understand their research. Results of sixty-two survey responses from clinical and research geneticists at the University of Utah are discussed and assessed to fulfill these aims and survey the landscape of the field. Analysis of our survey results revealed some variation in responses to questions about genetic causation from geneticists across different research areas.

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Behavioral traitsGenetic causationGWASHeritabilityPhysical traits

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PMID42176140

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