PSYC 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Birth Weight, Monoamine Oxidase A, Chromatin
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Use to emphasize one factor or the other as the prime influence. We differ from one another by only about 1 to 1. 4% of our genes. Which genes are turned on, when, & for how long - and the background context in the organism - determines who we are as a species, and accounts for most individual differences. Genetic material is passed on as chromosomes: long and threadlike molecules made up of dna. Carry instructions involved in the formation and functioning of an organism. Genes, sections of chromosomes are basic units of heredity for living things. There are profound genetic influences on our bodies and our behavior. Work investigating genetic differences in abilities, personality, disabilities, etc. Each genetic trait has a norm of reaction. Whether or not its is expressed changed by environment. Refers to all the phenotypes that could theoretically result from a given genotype, in relation to all the environments in which it could survive and develop.
