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Chapter 4
Genes for development
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Behavior genetics | The study of the relative effects of genetic and environmental influences on behavior |
| Environment | External factors influencing behavior and development. |
| Heredity | The genetic transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring. |
| Behavioral Geneticists | They study how genetic inheritance and environmental factors influence behaviors, explaining individual differences by examining genetic predispositions and environmental influences. |
| Identical twins | Twins that originate from a single fertilized egg and share nearly 100% of their genetic material. |
| Fraternal twins | Twins from two separate eggs and sperm, sharing about 50% of their genetic material. |
| Temperament | A person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity, which can be observed in infancy and is believed to be influenced by genetic factors. |
| Heritability | The proportion of variation in a trait among individuals in a population that is due to genetic factors. |
| Interact | : Refers to how genetic predispositions and environmental influences work together to shape behavior. |
| Epigenetics | : The study of changes in gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence, often influenced by environmental factors. |