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The Nature and Nurture of Behavior

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show Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes.  
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DNA   show
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show The biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; a segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein.  
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Genome   show
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show The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations.  
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show A random error in gene replication that leads to a change.  
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Evolutionary Psychology   show
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Gender   show
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Behavior Genetics   show
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show Every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us.  
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show Twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms.  
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Fraternal Twins   show
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show A person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity.  
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Heritability   show
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Interaction   show
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show The subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes.  
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show The enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next.  
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show An understood rule for accepted and expected behavior.  
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show The buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies.  
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Memes   show
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X Chromosome   show
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show The sex chromosome found only in men. When paired with an X sex chromosome from the mother, it produces a male child  
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Testosterone   show
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show A set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave.  
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show A set of expected behaviors for males and for females.  
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show One's sense of being male or female.  
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Gender-Typing   show
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Social Learning Theory   show
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show The theory that children learn from their cultures a concept of what it means to be male and female and that they adjust their behavior accordingly.  
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