PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Twin Study, Y Chromosome, Evolutionary Psychology

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Najwa Haddad

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Psy1101 - lecture 1-2 chapter 4 - nature & nurture. We are a result of nature and nurture. There is an interaction between nature and nurture. We can push against the limits set by nature. Ex. educating a person with down syndrome. Ii - the nature component: genes: our biological blueprint. 46 chromosomes in every cell except for sperm and eggs. Includes, but is not limited to genes. A single gene can cause a trait. Gene complexes: multiple genes giving rise to a characteristic. Sequence of nucleotides determines what a gene does or does not do. Human genome: 30 000 genes (# changes from one reference to the next) Every human is 99. 99% genetically similar to every other human. Top researchers examined in depth about dna. Standard concepts of race ought to be abandoned . 70% of dna shared with a y: evolutionary psychology (ep) Based on theory of evolution by darwin.