CHAPTER 3 - Biological Beginnings
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| show | emphasizes the importance of adaptation, reproduction, and “survival of the fittest” in shaping behavior
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| chromosomes | show 🗑
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| show | a complex molecule that contains genetic information
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| show | units of hereditary information composed of DNA. They have direct cells to reproduce themselves and manufacture the proteins that maintain life
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| mitosis | show 🗑
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| show | a specialized form of cell division that occurs to form eggs and sperm (or gametes)
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| show | a stage in reproduction whereby an egg and a sperm fuse to create a single cell, called a zygote
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| show | a single cell formed through fertilization
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| genotype | show 🗑
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| show | the way an individual’s genotype is expressed in observed and measurable characteristics
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| down syndrome | show 🗑
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| show | a chromosomal disorder in which males have an extra X chromosome, making them XXY instead of XY
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| fragile X syndrome | show 🗑
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| show | a chromosome disorder in females in which either an X chromosome is missing, making the person XO instead of XX, or the second X chromosome is partially deleted
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| show | a chromosomal disorder in which males have an extra Y chromosome
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| show | a genetic disorder in which an individual cannot properly metabolize an amino acid. It is now easily detected but, if left untreated, results in mental retardation and hyperactivity
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| show | a genetic disorder that affects the red blood cells and occurs most often in people of African descent
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| show | the field that seeks to discover the influence of heredity and environment on individual differences in human traits and development
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| show | a study in which the behavioral similarity of identical twins is compared with the behavioral similarity of fraternal twins
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| show | a study that invests whether, in behavior and psychological characteristics, adopted children are more like their adoptive parents, who provided a home entertainment, or more like their biological parents, who contributed their heredity
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| show | correlations that exist when the natural parents, who are genetically related to the child, provide a rearing environment for the child
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| show | correlations that exist when children seek out environments they find compatible and stimulating
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| show | siblings’ common environmental experiences, such as their parents’ personalities and intellectual orientation, the family’s socioeconomic status, and the neighborhood in which they live
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