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From: "Mary AsaWoman" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Traits and Personality related to DNA
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:09:18 -0700
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While there is no genetic disposition to not wanting or liking to drive a
car, I do think this dislike may have something to do with the way the brain
is hardwired. Driving a car takes the coordination of a number of things -
the ability to judge distance and react quickly, the ability to coordinate
hand and eye movements, and so on. Perhaps there is an inheritable brain
defect that makes driving difficult and so these people tend to avoid doing
it. I know that people who are high functioning autistics (possibly
inheritable) often have trouble driving cars. Temple Grandin, a woman with
high functioning autism, also referred to as Asperger's Syndrome, wrote in
one of her books that she had trouble driving a stick shift because of the
coordination involved.

We do know that high functioning autism is carried in some families.

Mary

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Denruth Lougeay" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 6:09 AM
Subject: RE: [DNA] Traits and Personality related to DNA


> Would you mind listing out those traits for consideration and personal
> application by the group?
>
> Denruth Lougeay, Ph.D.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Faux [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 8:04 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [DNA] Traits and Personality related to DNA
>
> I could list about 15 personity traits known to be influenced by DNA
> (genetics) - often in conjunction with genes that are switched on
> depending on what environmental circustances prevail - for example,
> emotional abuse. But all of the evidence relates to the autosomes, and
> not mitochondrial DNA (it's purpose to in the energy metabolism of the
> cell).
>
> David F.
>
> Rich <> wrote:
> I am adopted and only found my birth mother's side of
> the family a few years ago when I was in my late 40s.
>
> I have never liked to drive a car. I don't mind riding
> but hate driving. I never wanted to get a driver's
> license but realized the stupidity of that, thank
> goodness. Anyway when I found this side of my family I
> also discovered others who refused to drive, my 1/2
> sister gave up her driver's license in her mid 20s,one
> uncle gave his up in his early 50s, my mother never
> got a license and never drove...another uncle still
> drives but only for short distances, ie around town.
> Obviously there's no gene for "driving aversion" but
> it certainly wasn't a learned dislike as none of us
> had ever met until 6 years ago. It seems to have it
> base in who we are.
>
> Somehow I don't think we're as unique as we think we
> are.
>
> Debbie
>
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