HD FS 102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Tabula Rasa, Natural Selection, Twin

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Human Development and Family Studies
• Course: HD FS 102
• Professor: Pazdernik Karl

Document Summary

Additive heredity: the process of genetic transmission that results in a phenotype that is a mixture of the mother"s and father"s traits. Adoption studies: a method for estimating heritability in which similarities between children and their biological parents. Chromosomes: strands of dna that carry genes and associated proteins. Dominant/recessive heredity: the process of genetic transmission where one version (allele) of a gene is dominant over another, resulting in the phenotypic expression of only the dominant side. Eugenics: a philosophy that advocated the use of controlled breeding to encourage childbearing among individuals with characteristics considered desirable and to discourage or eliminate childbearing among those with undesirable traits. Familism: placing a high value on the interests of the family rather than the individual. Family relatedness studies: a method for estimating heritability by comparing the similarity of children who vary in their genetic relatedness (e. g, siblings, half siblings, and stepsiblings)