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Chapter 6 Vocabulary - Exploring Psychology in Modules 10th Edition
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- 1environmentevery nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the
people and things around us. - 2behavior geneticsthe study of the
relative power and limits of genetic and
environmental influences on behavior. - 3chromosomesthreadlike structures
made of DNA molecules that contain the
genes. - 4DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)a
complex molecule containing the
genetic information that makes up the
chromosomes. - 5genesthe biochemical units of heredity
that make up the chromosomes; segments
of DNA capable of synthesizing proteins. - 6genomethe complete instructions for
making an organism, consisting of all
the genetic material in that organism’s
chromosomes - 7identical (monozygotic) twindevelop from a single fertilized egg that
splits in two, creating two genetically
identical organisms. - 8fraternal (dizygotic) twinsdevelop
from separate fertilized eggs. They are
genetically no closer than ordinary
brothers and sisters, but they share a
prenatal environment. - 9interactionthe interplay that occurs
when the effect of one factor (such as
environment) depends on another factor
(such as heredity). - 10epigeneticsthe study of environmental
influences on gene expression that occur
without a DNA change. - 11evolutionary psychologythe study of
the evolution of behavior and the mind,
using principles of natural selection. - 12natural selectionthe principle that
those chance inherited traits that better
enable an organism to survive and reproduce in a particular environment will
most likely be passed on to succeeding
generations. - 13mutationa random error in gene replication that leads to a change.
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- Genetics, evolutionary psychology, and behavior
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