PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Miscarriage, Sickle-Cell Disease, Pseudoephedrine
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Researcher intentionally separated the identical twins- unethical now. Anorexia- more environmental, bi polar more genetic based on these studies. Environmental things affect outcomes- gene for criminality - environment can override if needed. Mutations but some can help us- some genes help protect people from alzhiemer"s- also helps us learn how alzhiemer"s work. & genes that protect people from alcoholism- breaks down alcohol quickly into aldehyde- makes you sick and nauseous wouldn"t become alcohol- asian pop. Even if completely genetic- pku- environment can have a very different outcome. Gene associated with mental illness- wrong way to think about- not gene that makes you have a kind of depression- just more vulnerable to environmental influnces that cause depression. Height is determined by genetic factors, 100 yrs ago av. Height going up a lot because of more nutrients in environment. Age that you start menstruating, changing younger and younger age.
