Topic 4 Flashcards
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Discrete variation?
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Limited number of possibilities, you either have it or you don’t ex. Blood types & tongue rollers
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Continuous variation?
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A wide range of possibilities ex hair colour or height
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Nature vs. nurture theory?
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This is a debate about your characteristics being based on what your parents gave you (nature) or your environment and how you’ve adapted (nurture) - study on twins being separated at birth and living in two different environments
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Dominant traits?
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The visible trait that Is given to an offspring by one or both of the parents
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Recessive traits?
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A trait only being shown if both parents carry it, and if one carries the dominant trait it won’t show
