PSY100H1 : Ch 3_
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Although there is evidence that people might possess specific genes that have specific effects, it is the expression of those genes (turning on and off) as much as mere possession that makes us who we are. Need to understand how physiological processes affect behavior, thought and emotion and how physiological processes are shaped by the environment how nurture influences nature. human genome project international research effort to map the entire structure of human genetic material. within every cell in the body is the genome for making the entire organism: master recipe that provides detailed instructions for everything from how to grow gall bladder to where place nose on face. whether a cell becomes gall bladder or where nose is on face depends on which genes are turned on or off within the cell this is determined from cues outside the cell. The genome provides the option and the environment determines which option is taken.
