7 - Kognisjon og utdanning

Question 1

Hva er en g-factor?

Answer 1

General cognitive ability

Question 2

Hva er en Genome-wide complex trait analysis?

Answer 2

Genome-wide complex trait analysis (GCTA) = Estimates genetic influence (heritability) from DNA in any large sample of unrelated individuals (leads to SNP heritability)

Question 3

Hva står GCTA for?

Answer 3

Genome-wide complex trait analysis

Question 4

Hva er GWAS?

Answer 4

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) = genetic association study tests whether the presence of a spec. Genetic variant correlates with a trait of interest

Question 5

Hva er Genetisk amplifikasjon?

Answer 5

Genetic amplification = genetic nudges early in dev. Are magnified as time goes by, same genetic effects creating larger and larger phenotypic effects

Question 6

Hva er populasjons stratifikasjon?

Answer 6

Population stratification = Difference in allele freq. within subpopulations due to different ancestry