How might evolutionary psychology explain how genetics and environment interact to create alcoholism? In your explanation, include the role and importance of each of the
following factors.
1. DNA
2. Active genes
3. Family environment
4. The mind-altering impact of alcohol
5. epigenetics

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Explanation:

Adolescent alcohol use and behavior problems are influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. New findings show that behavioral problems may represent an earlier manifestation of a genetic predisposition to subsequent alcohol problems.

DNA is vital for all living beings – even plants. It is important for inheritance, coding for proteins and the genetic instruction guide for life and its processes. DNA holds the instructions for an organism's or each cell's development and reproduction and ultimately death.

Signals from the environment or from other cells activate proteins called transcription factors. These proteins bind to regulatory regions of a gene and increase or decrease the level of transcription.

The family environment is important in that children are taught what types of transactions are considered appropriate. They learn to form relationships, handle power, maintain personal boundaries, communicate with others and feel that they are an important subset of the whole family system.

Difficulty walking, blurred vision, slurred speech, slowed reaction times, impaired memory: Clearly, alcohol affects the brain. Some of these impairments are detectable after only one or two drinks and quickly resolve when drinking stops.

These mechanisms comprise DNA and chromatin modifications and their associated systems, as well as the noncoding RNA machinery. The epigenetic apparatus is essential for controlling normal development and homeostasis, and also provides a means for the organism to integrate and react upon environmental cues.