PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Prenatal Development, Peer Pressure, X Chromosome

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: N/ A

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D. molecular genetics (cid:523)cont"d(cid:524) such as body weight, extraversion. Goal: to find the some of the many genes that influence normal human traits; Molecular geneticists are teaming up with psychologists to pinpoint genes that put people at risk of genetically influenced psychological disorders such as learning disabilities, depression, schizophrenia, aggressiveness, and alcoholism. How do they figure this out: find families that have had disorders across several generations, take blood samples or cheek swabs for dna of both those affected and unaffected, and compare the results. Abortion: parents are not satisfied with sex of child or characteristics. The baby is not completely protected in the womb. Thousands of babies born with mental or physical disabilities. Environment may be different in the womb for twins (even though they are. Fraternal twins have their own placenta; identical may share those who share are psychologically similar in contrast to those who do not share the same placenta.