HDFS 1070 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Tabula Rasa, Apache Hadoop, Cell Nucleus
30 May 2019
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Tabula rasa concept: we are born a blank slate that is shaped by environmental and social forces. Gene: portion or short segment of dna that codes for a protein and occupies a specific plane on the chromosome. Chromosome: long, thin strands of genetic material located in the cell nucleus and are formed from chains of dna molecules. For each pair, one comes from mom and one from dad. Alleles: each gene has at least two states or conditions - one in each chromosome strand in the pair. Phenotype: observable expression of the underlying gene. Genetic shapers of development: traits and characteristics: height, eye colors, blood type, etc. Serves as the foundation of a person"s later personality. Nervous or ceticent when interacting with others? i. 15% of the population is predisposed to shyness: adaptability: how flexible one is to change e. Intensity of reaction/threshold of response: the range of possible responses to environmental conditions i.
