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| 33566928 | chromosomes | thread like structures made of DNA that contain the genes | |
| 33566929 | DNA | a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes. (Forms a double helix bonded by nucleotides.) | |
| 33566930 | genes | the biochemical units of heredity that make up the chormosomes; a segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein. | |
| 33566931 | genome | the complete instructions for all the genetic material in its chromosomes. Has 3 billion weakly bonded pairs of nucleotides organized as coiled chains of DNA. | |
| 33566932 | Natural Selection | 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. | |
| 33566933 | Mutation | A random error in gene replication that leads to a change in the sequence of nucleotides; the source of all genetic discovery. | |
| 33566934 | Evolutionary Psychology | the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind using priniciples of natural selection. Natural selection has favored genes that designed both behavioral tendencies and information-processing systems that solved adaptive problems faced by our ancestors, thus contributing to the survival and spread of their genes. | |
| 33566935 | Gender | in psychology, the characteristics, whether biologically or socially influenced, by which people define male or female. | |
| 33566936 | Behavior Genetics | The study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior. | |
| 33566937 | Environment | Every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us. | |
| 33566938 | Identical Twins | Twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms. | |
| 33566939 | Fraternal Twins | Twins who develop from separate eggs. They are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters, but they share a fetal environment. | |
| 33566940 | Temperament | A person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity. | |
| 33566941 | Heritability | The proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes. This may vary, depending on the range of populations and enviroments studied. | |
| 33566942 | Interaction | The dependence of the effect of one factor (such as environment) on another factor (such as heredity). | |
| 33566943 | Molecular Genetics | The subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes. | |
| 33566944 | Culture | The enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next. | |
| 34052203 | Norms | Understood social prescriptions, or rules, for accepted and expected behavior. | |
| 34052204 | Personal Space | the buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies | |
| 34052205 | Memes | Variations in ideas, fashions, and innovations passed from one person to another that cause rapid cultural mutations. | |
| 34052206 | X Chromosome | the sex chromosome found in both men and women. Females have 2; males have one. One from each parent produces a female child | |
| 34052207 | Y Chromosome | the sex chromosome found only in males. When paired with the other chromosome from the mother, it produces a male child. | |
| 34052208 | Testosterone | The principle male sex hormone. During prenatal development, this stimulates the development of the external male sex organs. | |
| 34052209 | Roles | A culturally prescribed set of behaviors expected of those who occupy a particular social position. | |
| 34052210 | Gender Roles | a culturally prescribed set of behaviors for males and females. | |
| 34052211 | Gender Identity | is one's personal sense of being male or female. | |
| 34052212 | Gender-typing | The acquisition of a traditional feminine or masculine gender role. | |
| 34052213 | Social Learning Theory | Learning social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished. | |
| 34052214 | Gender Schema Theory | children must acquire a cultural concept of what it means to be female or male and adjust their behavior accordingly. |
