PSYC 001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3-5: Human Genome Project, Gregor Mendel, Melanism

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3. 5 what is the genetic basis of psych. Geneics - used to describe how characterisics such as height, hair color, and eye color are passed to ofspring through inheritance. Also refers to the processes involved in turning genes on and of Gene expression - whether a paricular gene is turned on or of. Biology and environment mutually inluence each other o. These two - in other words, one"s genes and every experience one ever has - inluence the development of one"s brain. All of human development has a geneic basis. Within every cell is the genome for making the enire organism. Genome - master blueprint that provides detailed instrucions for everything o. What acion happens is determined by which genes are turned of in the cell, and these acions are determined by cues from both inside and outside the cell. The genome provides the opions and the environment determines which opion is taken.

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