PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Foxp2, Language Disorder, Speech Repetition

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Dan Meegan

Document Summary

Week five psyc*1000 introduction to psychology october 4th. Genes genetic material is organized into the basic units of heredity; genes are responsible for guiding the process of creating the proteins that make up our physical structures and regulate development and physiological processes throughout the lifespan. Dna a molecule formed in a double-helix shape that contains four nucleotides. Homozygous two genes at the same location on a pair of chromosomes are the same. Heterozygous two genes differ from one another. Behavioural genomics study of dna, the ways specific genes are related to behavior. Behaviour genetics study of how genes and the environment influence behaviour. Monozygotic twins come from a single ovum which makes them genetically identical. Dizygotic twins come from two separate eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells that share the same womb; these twins have 50% of their genetics in common: ex: fraternal twins.