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The CAG polymorphism in androgen receptor (AR) gene impacts the moral permissibility of harmful behavior in females.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Jun 2017
Gong Pingyuan, Fang Pengpeng, Yang Xing, Ru Wenzhao, Wang Bei, Gao Xiaocai, Liu Jinting
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The moral permissibility of harm is strikingly varied among individuals. In light of the connection between testosterone levels and utilitarian moral judgment, this study examined to what extent a CAG polymorphism in the androgen receptor gene, a genetic polymorphism with the ability to regulate testosterone function, contributes to individual differences in moral judgment. Four hundred and thirty-nine Chinese...
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