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Lecture 1 Flashcards

1
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gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form

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evolution

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2
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year wherein modern biology began

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1859

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3
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how did modern biology began

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charles darwin’s book “Origin of species” was published

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4
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what does darwin’s book introduced?

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scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through natural selection

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5
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darwin’s evidences

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  • the evolution o fossil records through progressively more recent geological layers
  • striking structural similarities among living species which suggested that they had evolved from common ancestors
  • major changes abt domestic plants and animals are caused by selective breeding
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6
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most convincing evidence of evolution

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from direct observations of rapid evolution in progress

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7
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ability of an organism to survive and contribute its genes to the next generation

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fitness

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8
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organism that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success

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natural selection

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9
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situations in which an “individual or a group control or dictates others’ behavior, primarily in competitive situations”

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social dominance

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10
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how do males of many species establish a stable hierarchy of social dominance?

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through combative encounters with other males

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11
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precedes copulation in many species

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courtship display

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12
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courses of human evolution

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  • vertebrates
  • amphibians
  • reptiles
  • mammals
  • emergence of humankind
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13
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animals with dorsal nerve cords; also called chordates

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vertebrates

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14
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must live in the water in their larval form and only adult species can survive on land

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amphibians

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15
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first vertebrates to lay shell-covered eggs and to be covered by dry scales

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reptiles

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16
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current number of classification system of mammals

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26

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17
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mammal order in which humans belong

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primates

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18
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who gave the name ‘primates’

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Carl Linnaeus

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19
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primates of the same group that includes humans

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hominins

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20
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include six-subgroups including Australopithecus and Homo

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Hominins

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21
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focus of the evolution of human brain

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brain size

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22
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evolution of human brain was stimulated by:

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the assumption that brain size and intellectual capacity are closely related

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23
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2 problems abt the assumption between brain size and intellectual capacity

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  • humans do not have the biggest brains
  • sizes of brains of acclaimed individuals were found to be unremarkable compared to their gigantic intellects
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24
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is there a relationship between overall human brain size and intelligence

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none

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25
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during evolution, the brain has increased in?

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size

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26
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what part of the brain has the most increase in size?

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cerebrum

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27
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folds on the cerebral surface

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convolutions

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28
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studied the inheritance in pea plants

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Gregor Johann Mendel

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29
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unit of heredity

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gene

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30
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expressed in the phenotypes of heterozygous individuals

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dominant

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31
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not expressed in the phenotype of heterozygous individuals

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recessive

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32
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two genes that control the same trait

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alleles

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33
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observable traits

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phenotypes

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34
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traits that can be passed on to the offspring through its genetic material

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genotype

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35
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possessing two identical genes for a particular trait

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homozygous

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36
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possessing two different genes for a particular trait

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heterozygous

37
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mendel’s law of inheritance

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  • law of dominance
  • law of independent assortment
  • law of segregation
38
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“hybrid offspring will only inherit the dominant trait in the phenotype”

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law of dominance

39
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“as the individual heredity factors assort independently, different traits get equal opportunity to occur together”

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law of independent assortment

40
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“during the production of gametes, two copies of each hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent”

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law of segregation

41
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gene are formed by molecules called

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DNA

42
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DNA forms _____

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chromosomes

43
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strand of DNA found within the nucleus of a cell

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chromosomes

44
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regular number of human cells

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46

45
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number of autosomes

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44

46
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number of sex chromosomes

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2

47
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process where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells

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mitosis

48
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4 stages of cell division (mitosis)

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  • prophase
  • anaphase
  • metaphase
  • telophase
49
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cells replicate

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interphase

50
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chromosomes pair up

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prophase

51
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chromosomes line up at equator

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metaphase

52
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sister chromatids pull apart

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anaphase

53
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cell pinches in the middle and two identical daughter cells are made

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telophase and cytokinesis

54
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process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information

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meiosis

55
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sex cells of males

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sperm

56
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sex cells of female

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eggs

57
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2 categories of meiosis

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  • meiosis I
  • meiosis II
58
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category of meiosis similar to the process of mitosis

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meiosis II

59
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two daughter cells are made

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prophase II

60
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chromosomes line up at the equator (meiosis)

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metaphase II

61
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sister chromatids pull apart (meiosis)

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anaphase II

62
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cell pinches in the middle and four granddaughter cells are made

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telophase II & cytokinesis

63
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each chromosome is a ____ molecule

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double-stranded

64
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nucleotide bases

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  • adenine
  • cytosine
  • guanine
  • thymine
65
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process of replication

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  • two strands of DNA start to unwind
  • exposed nucleotide bases on each of the two strands attract their complementary bases
  • after unwinding completion, two double-stranded DNA molecules, both of which are identical to the original, have been created
66
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errors in replication

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mutation

67
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example of mutation errors

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  • down syndrome
68
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traits influenced by genes on the sex chromosomes

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sex-linked traits

69
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all sex-linked traits are controlled by genes on the _____ chromosome

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X

69
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dominant sex-linked traits occur more frequently in ____ while recessive sex-linked traits occur more frequently in ______

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  • females
  • males
70
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why does all sex-linked traits are controlled by the X-chromosome

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Y-chromosome is small and carries a few genes

71
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how are recessive genes manifested in females?

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when females posses two of the recessive genes

72
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process by which information encoded in a gene is used to synthesize a functional gene product

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gene expression

73
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2 phases of gene expression

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  • transcription
  • translation
74
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DNA base-sequence code to an RNA base-sequence code

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transcription

75
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RNA base-sequence code into a protein

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translation

76
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development of individuals over their lifespan

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ontogeny

77
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evolutionary development of species through the ages

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phylogeny

78
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involves choosing parents with particular characteristics to breed together and produce offspring with more desirable characetristics

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selective breeding

79
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single-gene metabolic disorder

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phenylketonuria

80
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used to assess the relative contribution of genes and experience to the development of differences in psychological attributes

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genetic similarity

81
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  • developed from the same zygote
  • genetically similar
  • identical twins
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monozygotic twins

82
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  • developed from two zygotes & are no more similar than a pair of siblings
  • fraternal twins
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dizygotic twins

83
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numerical estimate of the proportion of variability that occurred in a particular trait in a particular study as a result of the genetic variation in that study

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heritability estimates

84
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heritability estimates tells us about the:

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contribution of genetic differences to phenotypic differences among the participants in the study

85
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two kinds of twin studies

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  • twin studies of epigenetic effects
  • twin studies of the effects of experience on heritability
86
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difficult because experimental manipulation of genetic material is not ethical

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twin studies of epigenetic effects

87
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heritability estimates depend on the particular conditions and subjects of a particular study: tended to be 75%

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twin studies of the effects of experience on heritability

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