PSYC23H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gene Expression, Infant Mortality, Epigenome
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>low ranked british civil servants (office messengers and other support staff) are almost 2 times as likely to die from heart disease then administrators. >risk factors (higher smoking rates among the support staff) account for less than half the gap in mortality rates. Exposure to more stressful events that require greater adaptation. A state that occurs when you feel like you"re no longer in control and don"t have the resources to meet the demands. Women are now in the work force though. >gradual buildup of daily cracks and faults in dna strands and misplaced proteins. > body"s prioritize energy for growing and reproducing over repairing because genes just need bodies to reproduce. >women bodies are less disposable than men because bodies repairing is more important for reproduction. Rodents: celling in female body repair damage better than in male bodies. >surgical removal of the ovaries eliminates this difference. Dogs and cats: neutered males live longer than non-neutered animals.
