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Nature & Nurture
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Psychology
11th Grade
10/15/2012

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Nature
Definition
consists of your genetic code
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Nurture
Definition
influences
how one is raised
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Behavior genetics
Definition
psychological field of study that focuses on the power and limits that genetic and environmental influences have on behavior
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Genes
Definition
biochemical units of heredity made up by chromosomes
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Environment
Definition
every non-genetic influence from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us
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Chromosome
Definition
organized thread like structures of DNA and protein that are found in the nucleus of each cell
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Punnett square
Definition
diagram that is used to predict the outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment
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DNA
Definition
deoxyribonucleic acid
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Genes
Definition
are the stairs on the DNA staircase and they create our often unique genetic code
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Mutations
Definition
At times random errors in the replication of a parents genes occurs and that leads to changes in the offspring’s genetic code
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Predispose
Definition
means the likelihood may increase but you are not certainly doomed
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Natural selection
Definition
the inherited traits that contribute to survival will most likely be passed on to future generations
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Identical Twins
Definition
Monozygotic Twins
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Fraternal Twins
Definition
Dizygotic Twins
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Heritability
Definition
the degree to which our traits are inherited
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Culture
Definition
shared attitudes, beliefs, norms and behaviors of a group
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Norms
Definition
rules for accepted and expected behavior with in a group
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