PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3-4: Random Effects Model, Sexual Reproduction, Twin
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Topic 01: intro to genetics: behaviour is viewed from two possible origins: either you were born with it (nativism - from. Empiricists believe that we are born as blank slates and that all behaviour results from individual ex. Genes affect environment, and the environment affects gene expression; they interact at ev. Behavioural genetics: if a child is born from two alcoholic parents, that child will have genes never become an alcohol which is how the environment overrides genetics. Sexual reproduction: chromosomes come in pairs, each half contributed by one parent -- 23. Females eggs can only have an x whereas males can contribute either an x or a y and therefo. Genes and alleles: genes can be defined as regions of the chromosomes that encode for par. The point on the chromosome where a particular gene is located is called that gene"s locus - aren"t they"re called heterozygous.