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| threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes |
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| a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes |
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| the biochemical units of hereidity that make up the chromosomes; a segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a protien |
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| the complete instrustions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in its chromosomes. |
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| the principal that, among the inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations |
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| a random error in gene replication that leads to a change in the nucleotides; the source of all genetic diversity |
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| the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principals of natural selection |
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| the characteristics, whether biologically or socially influenced, by which people define male and female |
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| the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and enviromental influences on behavior |
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| every nongentic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us |
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| twins that develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms |
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| twins who develop from seperate eggs |
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| a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity |
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| the proportion of variation among induviduals that we can attribute to genes. |
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| the dependance of the effect of one factor on another factor |
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| the subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and functions of genes |
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| the enduring behavior, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people transmitted from one generation to the next. |
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| an understood rule for accepted and ecpected behavior. |
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| the buffer-aone we like to maintain around our bodies |
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| self-replicating ideas, fashions, and innovations passed from person to person. |
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| the sex chromosome found in both men and women. |
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| the sex chromosome found in only males |
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| the most important of the male sex hormones |
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| a set of expectations about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave |
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| a set of expected behaviors for males and females |
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| the acqusition of a traditional masculine of feminine role |
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| the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished |
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| one's sense of being male of female |
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| the theory that children learn from their cultures a concept of what means to be male and female and that they adjust their behavior accordingly |
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