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Myer's Psychology for AP unit 3C vocab
ap psych chapter 3C vocabulary
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Psychology
12th Grade
09/18/2011

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behavior genetics
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the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior
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environment
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every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us
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chromosomes
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threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes
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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
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a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes
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genes
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the biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; segments of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein
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genome
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the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organism's chromosomes
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identical twins
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twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms
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fraternal twins
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twins who develop from separate fertilized eggs. they are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters, but they share a fetal environment
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heritability
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the proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes. The heritability of a trait may vary, depending of the range of populations and environments studied
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interaction
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the interplay that occurs when the effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another factor (such as heredity)
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molecular genetics
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the subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes
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evolutionary psychology
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the study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection
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natural selection
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the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
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mutation
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a random error in gene replication that leads to a change
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