PSYB64H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Cerebral Palsy, Temporal Lobe, Calico
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Kegan noted that shy adolescents (compared with bold one) were more likely to have allergies, be tall and thin, have a faster heart rate and be pale and blue-eyed. Each cell (except blood/eggs/sperm) has 2 copies of genome. Genotype: the genetic composition of an organism. Phenotype: the observable appearance of an organism. Chromosome: a strand of dna found within the nucleus of a cell (23 matched pairs. Interacts with environment to produce your phenotype. Deoxyribonucleic acid (dna): molecules that compose chromosomes. Gene: a functional hereditary unit made up of dna that occupies a fixed location on a chromosome. Gene expression: the translation of the genotype into the phenotype of a particular gene. Allele: alternative version of a particular gene (ex. Type o blood: dominant allele: a gene that produces its phenotype regardless of whether its paired allele is heterozygous or homozygous. Arguments suggesting human life first evolved in africa is supported by mdna analysis.
