Is behaviour(such as mating behaviour) genetical inheritable?

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Is behaviour(such as mating behaviour) genetical inheritable?
 
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Harmony said:
Is behaviour(such as mating behaviour) genetical inheritable?


Evidently, since modified mating behavior is one of the chief proposed outcomes/causes of speciation.
 
Yes, there are numerous, sex-linked behaviors that thus genetically driven. Think about behaviors that make males different from females: nest building, establishing and defending a territory, courtship rituals, etc. I think you can see how these are inheritable.