PSYC-1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Selective Breeding, Intelligence Quotient, Twin
13 Sep 2018
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Homo sapiens: capacities with huge variations: commonalities, differences, both are species specific attributes. Some characteristics/talents like ancestors are not like parents at all. Some characteristics/talents like one parents and not the other. The human approach to nature and nurture: the trait of being adaptable is built into the human genome. Genes are parts of dna molecules, which are found in chromosomes in the nuclei of cells. The genome: an organism"s entire collection of genes: human genome are so nearly identical that we can speak of one universal human genome, yet tiny genetic differences make a huge difference. If there is a: 0. 001% difference in genome, your dna would not match the crime scene/you are not the baby"s father. (1000th of 1% = 1/100,000, 0. 5 to 4% difference in genome, you might be a chimpanzee. Twin and adoption studeis: identical vs. fraternal twins.
