[PSY1102] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (24 pages long)

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

Document Summary

Nature is genetics, nurture is all the factors that are not genetics (learning, experience, environment) Our being is the result of both nature and nurture, both are super and equally important. There is an interaction between the two, they are constantly affecting each other. Genes are found in dna molecules, dna is found in chromosomes, chromosomes are found in the nucleus. Genes are the basic unit of heredity, they"re linked and associated with the production of proteins, and carry the instructions that give us our characteristics. A gene can be active (expressed) or inactive (unexpressed) Sometimes a single gene can produce a trait, other times gene complexes produce a trait. Gene complex: group of genes working together to produce an effect. Genes are made up of nucleotides (biochemical bases) There are four types of nucleotides: a, g, t, and c. A always pairs with t, g with c. Their sequence determines what a gene does.