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Researchers do know from twin studies that genetics plays a role in personality disorders. Environmental factors, such as childhood abuse, neglect and separation from caregivers, as well as brain abnormalities, emotion regulation, impulsivity, aggression and serotonin levels all play a role.ecause many personality domains are heritable, borderline personality disorder may be a result of a genotype interacting with adverse environmental factors. This would in turn lead to the expression of borderline symptoms or other dysfunctional personality traits.
The Discovery of the lac Operon. In 1961, Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod proposed the operon model of gene regulation in bacteria. The model was based on their study of the genes in E. coli that code for enzymes that affect the breakdown of lactose. Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod. Photo courtesy of Archive Photo. Because of the pioneering work of Jacob and Monod, the lac operon is typically used to illustrate gene regulation in bacteria.