Genome: Chromosome 7 – Instinct

Chromosome 7 is an important chromosome that lies at the heart of all human culture. Human beings do not have to rely on instincts, instead they learn. Humans are creative, cultural, conscious creatures. Language processing is a form of culture that can shape the brain and has an inordinate time a-dying. For example, Hopi language has been exposed as simple frauds. The same part of the brain is consistently used for language processing. This for most people is located on the left side of the brain. There are two genetic conditions that affect linguistic ability. One is William’s syndrome, which is caused by a change in a gene on chromosome 11. Another genetic condition has the opposite effect; it lowers linguistic ability without apparently affecting intelligence, or at least not consistently. This gene is located on chromosome 7.