PSYC 2110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Egg Cell, Oviduct, Behavioural Genetics
22 Oct 2015
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Transactions among a vast array of hereditary and environmental factors begin before birth. Nucleus or center of the cell. 23 from the mom and 23 from the father. They are similar in shape and function. The random assortment of homologous chromosomes during meiosis. The production of about 8 million different chromosome combinations in both the female eggs and the male sperms. The process by which equivalent sections of homologous chromosomes switch places randomly, shuffling the genetic information each carries. The resulting copy of the gene then acts as a template for building protein molecules. He worked out the mechanisms or laws of inheritance of characteristics. Aa( aa ) aa aa. In the textbook it is explained in this format. It is described about how the allele"s combine. This happens when the parent, is light skin and dark skin the off spring will be intermediate between the traits.
