# Trying to connect behavior to evolution **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 3, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-connect-behavior-to-evolution/1016566 "2025-04-03T13:02:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-connect-behavior-to-evolution/1016566/4 "2025-04-03T13:12:45Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > I have started a few threads on this in the past that did not go over too well. Links to prior threads: > [@Can behavior affect our DNA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-behavior-affect-our-dna/992736): > > I followed a conversation on this yesterday, and it got me to thinking of ways our behavior might be translated in someway to our genetic code we passed on… The only thing I could think of was that chemicals and hormones produced in our brain might react more with certain sperm stimulating them to have a better chance of reaching the egg. I was amazed to discover how close the relationship is between our brain and our semen. > [@DNA question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-question/976658): > > What are some of the fantastic possible aspects of DNA that serious scientists suspect. Is there any evidence that the host can alter his own DNA by his behavior. > [@Question about sperm cells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-sperm-cells/1008788): > > I know that a sperm is a single cell but how does that cell come into existence, is there a process where another cell changes into a sperm cell? Having just one cell makes it hard to comprehend. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-connect-behavior-to-evolution/1016566)._