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UNIT 3 Flashcards

1
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cartesian dualism

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universe is composed by physical matter and human mind

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2
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ethology

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study of animal behavior

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3
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instinctive behaviors

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behaviors that occur in all members of a species

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courtship display

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signaling interest from male to female to copulate. Signal has to be responded (if not correctly, no copulation)

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5
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taxonomy

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biological classification

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6
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genotype

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traits passed to offspring through genetic material

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7
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alleles

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2 genes that control the same trait

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8
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composition of DNA molecule

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nucleotide bases, phosphate and deoxyribose

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replication process

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  1. DNA strands unwind
  2. Nucleotides on each strand attract complementary bases
  3. Two double-stranded DNA molecules are formed
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10
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autosomal chromosomes

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typical chromosomes

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11
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enhancers

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determine if a specific gene initiates protein synthesis

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12
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transcription factors

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proteins bonded to DNA which decide which genes are expressed

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13
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messenger RNA

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trancribed RNA

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14
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codon

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3 consecutive nucleotide bases

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15
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human genome project

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map of the sequence of all bases from human chromosomes

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16
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epigenetics

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study of mechanisms of inheritance

17
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DNA methylation

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methyl group attached to DNA to reduce gene expression

18
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Histone remodelling

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histones change shape and can cause increase or decrease of gene expression

19
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ontogeny

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development of individuals over their life span

20
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phylogeny

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evolutionary development of species through the ages

21
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phenylketonuria

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recessive gene were dopamine levels are low and can cause abnormal brain development

21
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phenylketonuria

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recessive gene were dopamine levels are low and can cause abnormal brain development

22
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phenylketonuria

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recessive gene were dopamine levels are low and can cause abnormal brain development

23
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sensory phase

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phase were birds form memories of the songs

24
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sensorimotor phase

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birds start to twitter songs

24
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sensorimotor phase

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birds start to twitter songs

25
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age-limited learners

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they lear adult songs until a specific age and sing them throughout all of their lifes

26
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open-ended learners

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species that are able to learn new songs throughout all of their life

27
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descending motor pathway

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mediates song production

28
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anterior forebrain pathway

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mediates song learning

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