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Psych U3
Unit 3
9
Psychology
Not Applicable
01/18/2017

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behavior genetics 

Definition

Brain & Biology

U3

 

study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior 

 

ex: study of nature (genes) vs nurture (environment)

 

 

Term

JGV 

 

 

 

environment

Definition

Brain & Biology

U3

 

every non-genetic influence from pre-natal nutrutions to the people and things around us

 

ex: the house you grow up in

 

 

Term

JGV 

 

 

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Definition

Brain & Biology

U3

 

a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes

 

 

 

 

Term

JGV 

 

 

genes

Definition

Brain & Biology

U3

 

the biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; segments of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein

 

ex: hair or eye color are determined by genes

 

 

Term

JGV 

 

 

genome

Definition

Brain & Biology

U3

 

the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organism's chromosomes

 

ex: hair or eye color are determined by genes

 

 

Term

JGV 

 

 

 

molecular genetics

Definition

Brain & Biology

U3

 

subfield of biology that studes the molecular structure and function of genes

 

ex: finding which genes make you more likely to be fat 

 

 

Term

JGV 

 

 

 

evolutionary psychology

Definition

Brain & Biology

U3

 

study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection

 

ex: what makes retrievers retrieve

Term

JGV 

 

 

 

natrual selection

Definition

Brain & Biology

U3

 

principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations

 

ex: smarter foxes survive in the wild and breed more 

Term

JGV 

 

 

mutation

Definition

Brain & Biology

U3

 

a random error in gene replication that leads to a change

 

ex: the boy in the bubble without an immune system

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