Behavioral Genetics, Epigenetics, and Heritability Flashcards
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Behavioral Genetics
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The study of familial or hereditary behavior patterns and of the genetic mechanisms of behavior traits.
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Identical
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The exact same
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Fraternal
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Each individual inheriting a random half of each parent’s genes.
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Monozygotic
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twins, always of the same sex, that develop from a single fertilized ovum (zygote) that splits in the early stages of mitosis to produce two individuals who carry the same complement of genes. Clones.
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Dizygotic
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Twins that are approximately half as genetically similar to one another as monozygotic twins.
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Heritability
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The capacity or possibility of a gene to be inherited.
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Epigenetics
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The study of heritable chemical modifications to DNA that alter gene activity without changing nucleotide sequence.
