genetics Flashcards
1
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Genes
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the biological units of heredity
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Alleles
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alternative forms of a gene that produce different characteristics
3
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polygenic transmission
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a number of gene pairs combine influences to create single phenotypic traits e.g, sickle cell anemia
4
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monogenic
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one gene responsible for phenotype presence
5
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Behavioural Genetics:
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the study of how heredity & environmental factors influence psychological characteristics
- Two key concepts are the degree of relatedness and concordance - stat based for genes
- experimental methods: adoption, twin studies (quasi, case studies)
