RV Myers Psychology for AP

RV Myers Psychology for AP - Unit 3C

194073019	Chromosomes	threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes.
194073020	DNA	): a complex molecule containing genetic information that makes up the chromosomes.
194073021	Genes	: the biochemical units of heredity that make up chromosomes, a segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein
194073022	Behavior Genetics	: the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior.
194073023	Enviroment	every no genetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us.
194073024	Identical twins	: twins who developed from single zygote that splits into two.
194073025	Fraternal Twins	: twins who develop from separate eggs. Genetically no closer than brothers and sisters but share a fetal environment
194073026	Interaction	the effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another factor (such as heredity)
194073027	Molecular Genetics	the subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes.
194073028	Genome	the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in its chromosomes. (blue print)
194073029	Phenotype	An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits
194073030	Genotype	The combination of genes for one or more specific traits
194073031	Heritability	the proportion of phenotypic variation (difference) in a population attributable to genetic factors
194073032	Evolutionary Psychology	a discussion of how genes and the environment interact and how genes change to fit the environment; how traits that have led to survival are more likely to be passed down
194073033	Natural Selection	the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do
194073034	Mutation	Certain biological and behavioral variations increase organisms' reproductive and survival chances in their particular environment