Genetics and human behavior The world of genetics is fascinating and interesting. When addressing how genetics play a role in behavior, you need to look within the scope of what genetics is before addressing how it plays a significant role in your behavior. Simply put, genetics is the study of genes. It is a biological component within the entire study of biology itself. Scientists who study genetics and conduct research do so with the intent of learning more about how genetics influence individuals' overall attitudes, behaviors, and dispositions. You could say that genetics is somewhat of a psychological-biological science as researchers examine underlying patterns within genes that cause certain patterns to emerge within a particular group or individual. One aspect of genetics is human cloning. There is a great deal of criticism regarding human cloning; however, there are some advantages. The first question that comes to mind when talking about human cloning is: why clone? Scientists must be able to justify the purpose of human cloning and, in doing so, blur the lines between ethics and morality in proportion to the overall benefits of cloning. Two popular justifications for human cloning are utility and autonomy. The first concept deals mainly with the benefits of human cloning, while the second considers it from a values/perspectives point of view. Some examples of utility justification are: “1) By having clones, people can, to some extent, have more of themselves in the world and thus have a greater impact.2) Parents can replace a dying child with a genetically new one identical.3) Parents can produce a clone of a... means of paper... Berkeley: Department of Nuclear Engineering Website: http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/courses/classes/NE-24 %20Olander/Equalitarinism_vs_Hereditarinism.htm3) Heritability: Introduction [Report/Document]. (2011). Retrieved from the University of Colorado at Boulder: Department of Psychology and Neuroscience website: http://psych.colorado.edu/~carey/hgss/hgssapplets/heritability/heritability.intro.html4) Kilner, J. (2002, November 15). Human cloning. Retrieved from the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity website: http://cbhd.org/content/human-cloning5) Powell, K. (2010, July 19). Nature versus nurture: were we really born this way? [Guide on About.com]. Retrieved from http://genealogy.about.com/cs/geneticgenealogy/a/nature_nurture.htm6) Wine, J. J. (2000). Genes and behavior. Cognitive Neuroscience, retrieved from http://www.stanford.edu/~wine/202/g-and-b.html