Diverse Genes

  I went to my father Lawrence Nolan Scott's home state Louisiana for the first time.  I stayed at the Bayou L Motel in my paternal grandfather Nolan Scott's hometown Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish. Grandpa Nolan was born there, and so were both his parents Ivory Scott and Carrie Johnson.  The main reason that I went to Thibodaux is finding information about Grandpa Nolan's ancestors. My paternal grandmother Mary Alice Gaines had roots in Lafourche Parish on the side of her maternal grandfather James Cross who was born in slavery there. His paternal grandfather/my 4th Great Grandfather Benjamin Cross owned the Orange Grove plantation there and his children with his 3/4 Acadian wife/my 4th Great Grandmother Anastasia Bourgeois were all born there. 2nd Great Grandpa James' paternal aunt Priscilla (my great grandmother's namesake) was married to Charles M. Gillis who owned a sugar plantation there.  I went to the Morning Star Baptist Church Cemetery which was small, but I...

This is a blog post about my Dopamine Receptor D4 5 Prime Untranslated Region Promoter Variant and Novelty Seeking Trait in connection to my Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry and Evolution. I have been interested in the Dopamine Receptor D-4 (DRD4)  gene for almost two decades because of its connection to novelty seeking and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Approximately 2.6% adults worldwide have persistent ADHD from childhood. Approximately 6.8% adults worldwide have symptomatic ADHD. I am a neurodivergent with Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD. I also have Ataxia which is a rare neurological condition.  Almost two decades ago, I  got Thom Hartmann's book, The Edison Gene. It is based on the research studies of DRD4 7 Repeat allele which is present in 20% of the human population.  DRD4 7R allele has high frequency in the Americas but low frequency in Asia. It has been strongly linked to both ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and a behavior trait calle...