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| the complete set of genes |
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| the genetic material an indiv. inherits |
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| the observable expression of genes |
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| long twisted strands of DNA |
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| a change in a section of DNA |
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| the process by which sections of DNA switch from one chromosome to the other, promoting variability |
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| the X and Y chromosomes that determine gender |
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| genes that control the expression of other genes |
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| two or more different forms of a gene ex. eye color |
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| the allele that gets expressed |
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| the allele that is supressed by the dominant gene |
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| having two of the same allele for a trait |
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| inheritance in which traits are governed by more than one gene |
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| the idea that refers to all the possible phenotypical outcomes from a given genotype |
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| the stat. estimate of the proportion of the measured variance on a trait among indiv. that can be inherited |
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| the part of a neuron that contains the basic biological material for the neuron |
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| the fibers on the end of a neuron that receive input from other cells and conducts it towards the cell body |
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| a fiber in the neuron that conducts electrical signals away from the cell body to connections with other neurons |
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| microscopic junctions betw. the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendritic branches or cell body of another |
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| make up the myelin sheath and other critical functions in the brain |
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| neuronal axons and myelin sheaths make up... |
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| cell bodies and dendrites make up... |
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| protective coverings over cell bodies that increase efficiency of communication |
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| the chemicals that facilitate communication |
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| the part of the brain that makes up 80% of the brain |
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| lobe that processes visual information |
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| lobe associated with memory, visual recognition, emotion preocessing and auditory info |
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| lobe associated with spatial processing, integrates sensory information with memory to form reality |
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| lobe associated with foresight, "executive" lobe |
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| info from multiple sensory systems is processed here and it lies in between the major sensory and motor areas |
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| the two halves of the cerebral cortex, sensory info from one side of the body goes to the other side of the cortex |
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| a dense tract of nerve fibers that connects the two hemispheres |
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| the idea that the two hemispheres are specialized for different modes of processing |
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| the side of the brain associated with logic and problem solving |
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| the holistic side of the brain associated with spatial information |
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| the proliferation of neurons through cell division, complete after 18 weeks |
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| formations on the ends of dendrites the increase the dendrites capacity to form associations with other neurons |
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| each neuron forms synapses with thousands of others |
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| the process through which rarely used synapses are gotten rid of |
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| the capacity of the brain to be changed by experience |
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| experience-expectant plasticity |
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| the process through which normal brain dev occurs as a result of normal human experiences |
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| experience-dependent plasticity |
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| the process through which highly specialzed synpses are created from specialized acitvity |
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| a failure to grow normally with no apparent medical reason |
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| a disorder char. by ingesting too few calories |
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| a disorder char. by not ingesting enough protein |
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