PSYCH 1100H Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: White Matter, Grey Matter, Abstraction
5 Oct 2018
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Nature: the contributions of heredity to our physical structure and behaviors. Nurture: the contributions of environmental factors and experience to our physical structure and behaviors. Genes: small segment of dna located in a particular place on a chromosome. Gene expression: the process in which genetic instructions are converted into a feature of a living cell. One of several versions of a gene, as in having an a, b or o blood type allele. Homozygous: having two for the same alleles for a gene. Heterozygous: having two different alleles for a gene. Recessive: a feature of an allele that only produces a phenotype in the homozygous condition. Dominant: a feature of an allele that determines a phenotype in either the homozygous or the heterozygous condition. Behavioral genetics: the scientific field that attempts to identify and understand links between genetics and behavior. Our species also share genes with other species. Misconception: we can identify a gene for a particular behavior.
