Myers' AP Psychology for AP: Unit 3C Flashcards
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| 9568817888 | Chromosomes | threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes. |  | 0 |
| 9568817889 | DNA | ): a complex molecule containing genetic information that makes up the chromosomes. |  | 1 |
| 9568817890 | Genes | : the biochemical units of heredity that make up chromosomes, a segment of DNA capable of synthesizing a protein |  | 2 |
| 9568817891 | Behavior Genetics | : the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior. |  | 3 |
| 9568817892 | Enviroment | every no genetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us. |  | 4 |
| 9568817893 | Identical twins | : twins who developed from single zygote that splits into two. | 5 | |
| 9568817894 | Fraternal Twins | : twins who develop from separate eggs. Genetically no closer than brothers and sisters but share a fetal environment |  | 6 |
| 9568817895 | Interaction | the effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another factor (such as heredity) |  | 7 |
| 9568817896 | Molecular Genetics | the subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes. |  | 8 |
| 9568817897 | Genome | the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in its chromosomes. The human genome has 3 billion weekly bonded pair of nucleotides organized as coiled chains of DNA. |  | 9 |
| 9568817898 | Phenotype | An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits |  | 10 |
| 9568817899 | Genotype | The combination of genes for one or more specific traits |  | 11 |
| 9568817900 | Heritability | the proportion of phenotypic variation in a population attributable to genetic factors |  | 12 |
| 9568817901 | Evolutionary Psychology | a discussion of how genes and the environment interact and how genes change to fit the environment; NOT a discussion of how one species evolves into another; how traits that have led to survival are more likely to be passed down |  | 13 |
| 9568817902 | 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 |  | 14 |
| 9568817903 | Mutation | Certain biological and behavioral variations increase organisms' reproductive and survival chances in their particular environment |  | 15 |