Karolinska Institute studied the genetics of cheating by comparing voles (a mouse-like rodent) and men. The study discovered a gene variant (allele) present in cheating voles also was present in two out of every five men. The study's conclusions state that men who have the cheating allele were more prone to marital dysfunction and were also more likely to get divorced. Men with two copies of the allele were twice as likely as a man without the allele.WNBC: ... Cheating Genetics (September 3, 2008)
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A man is more likely to be faithful if he lacks the gene variantWNBC: ... Cheating Genetics (September 3, 2008)
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More than 1,000 heterosexual couples were studiedWNBC: ...Cheating Genetics (September 3, 2008)
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Only men were studied because it has been established that the hormone produced by the gene is known to play a larger role in men's brains than in women's brainsWNBC: ...Cheating Genetics (September 3, 2008)
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