PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Twin, Prenatal Nutrition, Twin Study
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The inner area of a cell that houses chromosomes and genes. Threadlike structure made largely of dna molecules. Segment of dna containing the code for a particular protein; determines our individual biological development. The basic structural unit of a living thing. The study of the power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior. Every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us. Look at people who have similarity and see if they vary in that similarity. Share 50% of your genes with your parent"s. Share 25% of your genes with your grandparents. Share 50% of your genes with your siblings (it can vary) The percent of variation in a characteristic in the population that is due to variation in genes within that population. People assume it is equal to something that is controlled by genes.
