HDE 100A Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Cortisol, Prefrontal Cortex, Memory
20 Nov 2018
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Topic #3: genetics: genetic diversity: distinguishes each person, allowing humans to adapt to the pressures of the environment. Allele (which is a variation of a gene: people share the same genes, but their allele combinations may differ (everyone has the same gene for developing eye color, but the allele variations determine which eye color people receive) Incomplete split can result in conjoined twins ( siamese twins) environment (or epigenetics: dizygotic twins (fraternal, result from the fertilization of two separate ova by two separate sperm, occur 2x more than mz twins. In-vitro fertilization: aborting xx or xy fetuses, assisted reproduction. Ivf (sperm is mixed with surgically removed ova and implanted into a woman"s uterus: example: octomom . Topic #5: first two years biosocial development. Needed for proper development: experience-dependent brain function: experiences that are not needed, but help in development. 7-9 hours: what happens during sleep, non-rapid eye movement (nrem)
