psychiatric genetics

Question 1

proportion of variance in a condition is by genetic factors

Answer 1

heritability

Question 2

amount of difference in who develops a trait or does not from genetic factors

Answer 2

population-level estimate

Question 3

genetic profile or make up
1 percent varies between people

Answer 3

genotype

Question 4

observable characteristics of genetic variabiliity
genotype plus environment

Answer 4

phenotype

Question 5

measurable characteristics that indicate vulnerability to manifest a disorder

Answer 5

biomarker

Question 6

a special type of biomarker that is present even when the disorder is not present

Answer 6

endophenotype

Question 7

ACE (heritable, common environment, not common environment)
how much variability in a trait is due to biological factors

Answer 7

behavior genetics

Question 8

risk-conferring genes
how much variability is due to specific gene variant

Answer 8

molecular genetics

Question 9

gene and environment interactions and correlations mathematically assumed to be genetic

Answer 9

equal environments assumption

Question 10

substantial portion of behavior influenced by nonshared environment

Answer 10

the gloomy prospect effect

Question 11

Molecular genetics

Answer 11

what genes are responsible

Question 12

identifies target genes and look for association with disorder

Answer 12

candidate gene studies

Question 13

look for association with the disorder with no target gene necessary

Answer 13

genome-wide association studies