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Evolution of the arginine vasopressin 1a receptor and implications for mammalian social behaviour.

Progress in brain research - 1 Jan 2008

Heckel Gerald, Fink Sabine

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Variation in social and mating behaviour among individuals or species can rarely be traced to its genetic basis. A notable exception is social behaviour in Microtus voles, which has been causally linked to polymorphisms in the arginine vasopressin 1a receptor (Avpr1a) gene region. A repetitive expansion in the promoter region of Avpr1a was interpreted as causally related to monogamy based on the results of...

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PMID: 18655892
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)00426-3

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