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7514048565Consciousnessour awareness of ourselves and our environment0
7514056843dual processingthe principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks1
7514097296behavior geneticsthe study of the relative power and limits of genetics and environmental influences on behavior2
7514110997environmentevery non genetic influence from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us3
7514123801chromosomesthreadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes4
7514131136DNAa complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes5
7514145752genesthe biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes6
7514183863genomethe complete instructions for making an organism consisting of all the genetic material in that organisms chromosomes7
7514197409identical twinstwins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two creating two genetically identical organisms8
7514214165fraternal twinstwins who develop from separate fertilized eggs9
7514226587molecular geneticsthe subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and functions of genes10
7514237777evolutionary psychologythe study of the evolution of behavior and the mind using principles of natural selection11
7514249573natural selectionthe principle that among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be assed on to the succeeding generations12
7514274475mutationa random error in the gene replication that lead to a change13

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