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What is the origin of instictive behavior to care for our kin?

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09-07-2009 4:05 PM 		Reply to: Message 6 by InGodITrust
09-07-2009 3:21 PM

I hope one of the scientists here will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it is not well understood by science how instincts are encoded in DNA. But some genetic mutation probably started this instinct.
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Well, you are nearly right.
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The brain is the centre of instincts and brain development is encoded for in DNA.
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It could be understood better, of course, which is why scientists are still trying to research ethology/genetics.
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