Genomic imprinting can influence behavior from "summary" of The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins,Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science Richard Dawkins,David Dawkins,RICHARD AUTOR DAWKINS
Genomic imprinting can indeed influence behavior in fascinating ways. This phenomenon involves certain genes being switched off depending on whether they are inherited from the mother or the father. As a result, only one copy of the gene is active, and this can have significant effects on an individual's behavior.
For example, there are genes that control how much a newborn mammal will suckle. In a study with mice, it was found that those with a certain gene inherited from their mother suckled more vigorously than those with the same gene inherited from their father. This difference in behavior was attributed to genomic imprinting, which affected the expression of the gene in question.
In another intriguing case, researchers discovered that...
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