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''Black cloud hangin' overhead
''Fill the heart that pumps bad blood
''All inside of me.''|Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, ''Killer Wolf''}}
|Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, ''Killer Wolf''}}
 
Genealogy and Ancestry are really popular tropes in fiction. It makes a great [[Secret Legacy]], a source of [[Cain and Abel|fraternal conflict]], adds drama with an unexpected [[Luke, I Am Your Father|family reunion]], and can set up a host of different conflicts and relationships. Just like in real life, a person's ancestry can determine their genes and, to a lesser extent, their personality and even their talents; but in fiction this extends to [[Lamarck Was Right|skills]], [[Superpowerful Genetics|superpowers]], and even moral alignment.
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== [[Real Life]] ==
* Psychological research shows that alota lot of our personality traits are partly inherited from our relatives. For example, a child born from parents with deficient levels of Monoamine oxidase A (a neurotransmitter that helps to control aggression and impulsivityimpulsiveness) is likely to be more aggressive than a child with normal levels of the "warrior gene". However environmental factors are just as likely to inhibit those chances they will be exhibited in behavior if the child was born in a supportive household rather than a abusive one, the latter which makes the likelihood of them exhibiting aggression 10 times more likely.
* This is a common subject of debate concerning "dangerous" dog breeds such as pitbulls.
 
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