Biological Flashcards
genetic inheritance
50% mother, 50% father
MZ
monozygotic
identical twins
DZ
dizygotic
non-identical
share 50% of genes (same as normal siblings)
concordance rates
% of both twins displaying the same characteristics
higher concordance rates
monozygotic
gottesman and shields
58% concordance rate for schizophrenia in MZ
12% concordance rate for DZ
genotype
genetic code written in dna of individual cells
phenotype
physical appearance of individual
eye colour
genotype (one recessive one dominant) cannot be distinguished by phenotype
nervous system
sends messages to one part of the body from the other
neurons
transmit impulses in the form of electrical signals
largest part of the brain
cerebrum 85% total mass
function of cerebellum
automatic functions (unconscious e.g. breathing)
cerebrum frontal lobe
speech
thought
learning
cerebrum temporal lobe
hearing and memory