01:830:331 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Quantitative Trait Locus, Allosome, Twin Study

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:331
• Professor: Margaret Ingate

Document Summary

These two factors- heredity and environment- work in concert to influence both the ways in which you are like other people and the ways in which you are unique. Genome: the complete set of genes of any organism. Genotype: the genetic material an individual inherits. Phenotype: the observable expression of the genotype, including both body characteristics and behavior. Environment: every aspect of an individual and his or her surroundings other than genes. Chromosomes: molecules of dna that transmit genetic information; chromosomes are made up of dna. Dna: molecules that carry all the biochemical instructions involved in the formation and functioning of an organism. Genes: sections of chromosomes that are the basic unit of heredity in all living things. Each gene is a segment of dna that is the code for the productions of particular proteins some proteins are the building blocks of the body"s cells; others regulate the cells" functioning.