Chapter 4 Lecture slides Flashcards
1
Q
What is the difference between monozygotic and dizygotic twins?
A
identical/monozygotic: one egg splits into two genetically identical zygotes
dizygotic/fraternal: two separately fertilized eggs
2
Q
What are epigenetics
A
environment can turn on genes (such as schizophrenia)
3
Q
What is polygenic?
A
When many genes contribute to a trait/behaviour
4
Q
What do adopted children take from their adoptive parents?
A
values: less crime, manners, politics, etc.
5
Q
sex hormones affect fetuses in what month of pregnancy?
A
month 4 and 5
6
Q
Compared with Southern China residents, residents from Northern China behave
A
more similar to those from an individualist culture
