BIOL 1001 Chapter : Chapter 5 Student Outline
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Human development: the sequence of age-related changes that occur in people as they progress from conception to death. Influences on development: biological influences, social- cultural influences, psychological influences. Research designs: cross sectional: different participants of various ages studied at one point in time, longitudinal: same participants studied at multiple time points, cross-sequential: combination of both of the above designs. Start cross-sectional with at least two groups and have longitudinal follow-up. Behavioral genetics: behavioral genetics: focuses on nature vs. nurture, twin studies, link, other designs. Nature: genetics: dna: special molecule that contains the genetic material of the organism, gene: section of dna having a certain sequence (or ordering) of chemical elements, chromosome: tightly wound strand of genetic material or. Dna: we have 46 chromosomes, 22 pairs, called autosomes, look the same in both males and females, 23rd pair the sex chromosomes, differ between males and females.
