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This article posted on Science Daily explains research done on Schizophrenia and the findings that scientist have reported. Retrotransposons, or junk DNA, are highly abundant in Schizophrenic patients (Science Daily). More specifically retrotransposons are short sequences of DNA that autonomously amplify and move around the genome (Science Daily). It is common in Schizophrenic individuals to have a high amount of LINE-1 restrotransposons, it is said that the abundance of such DNA could be a major factor in the cause of Schizophrenia. Though the textbook does not directly mention the LINE-1 retrotransposons it does explain how researchers have concluded that there is no single cause to Schizophrenia and the work of DNA and genes could be a major factor (Boyd, 396). Both the article and the textbook agree that the cause of Schizophrenia could very well be a mixture of environmental causes such as stress and genetic dysfunctions. Individuals who develop schizophrenia are ore likely to experience high amounts of stress in their life (Boyd, 397). I believe that much more research must be done on Schizophrenia to further prove that the LINE-1 retrotransposon is a leading cause to Schizophrenia.

Wood, Samuel E., Ellen R. Green. Wood, and Denise Roberts. Boyd. // Mastering the World of Psychology //. Fourth ed. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2011. Print.

RIKEN. "Jumping DNA in brain may be cause of schizophrenia." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 2 January 2014. .

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