01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Axon Terminal, Twin, Twin Study

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Mimi Phan

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3) (don"t need to know 3. 1d: memorize all the functions and know all the diagrams of the brain and neurons, genetic and evolutionary perspectives on behavior, the genetic code. Alleles- combination of gene pairs: homozygous- alleles at the location are the same, heterozygous- alleles differ. The unique genotype each person inherits gives rise to unique phenotype: behavioral genetics, twin and adoption studies. Monozygotic twins: come from a single ovum, which makes the genetically identical. Dizygotic twins (fraternal twins): come from two separate eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells, share the same womb: behavioral genetics- the study of how genes and environment influences behavior. For humans: compare people of different levels of relatedness individuals), (parents to offspring, siblings and unrelated measuring resemblances for a specific trait or interest. The human genome project (completed in 2003) resulted in the identification of approx. 30,000 genes: identified all the sequences of the adenine, cytosine,