PSY 453 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Psy, Biological Determinism, Molecular Genetics
30 Jul 2020
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Genetically based behavior: using twins for studies has been a great tool that scientists have been using for years to understand how genes and the environment influence each person differently. The idea is to see to what extent it is the upbringing or the genes that serve to better predict the. 1 regularities that can be found in the development of the organism and the repertoire of habitual behaviors: twin research shows strong evidence of when and how genes and the environment shape human nature. Some of them reveal that the importance of genes can change drastically depending on the stage of life in which we find ourselves. Genetic influence tends to increase over the years in many characteristics , as has been seen with body weight. In another area, twin research has been important in the field of molecular genetics.
