PSY 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fallopian Tube, Ovarian Cyst, Cystic Fibrosis
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Dna molecules are instructions for manufacturing proteins. Rna molecules regulate and transcribe genetic instructions. What is a gamete: reproductive cells, egg / ova ( female , sperm ( male ) What is a zygote: a fertilized egg that will become a fetus in the future. Chromosomes: humans have a total of 46, parents contribute 23 to their children. Psychological traits are likely polygenic and multifactorial: polygenic influenced by many genes, multifactorial affected by numerous genetic and environmental factors that influence the actual expression of genes. The power of environmental forces to switch the form and expression of genes on and off. Alter your genetic code that will be passed down to offspring. Can be influenced by cognitive / emotional experience: feeling lonely can impact rna and then allow genes related to heart disease and / or social anxiety to be activated.
