Chapter 4 Lecture slides Flashcards
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What is the difference between monozygotic and dizygotic twins?
identical/monozygotic: one egg splits into two genetically identical zygotes
dizygotic/fraternal: two separately fertilized eggs
What are epigenetics
environment can turn on genes (such as schizophrenia)
What is polygenic?
When many genes contribute to a trait/behaviour
What do adopted children take from their adoptive parents?
values: less crime, manners, politics, etc.
sex hormones affect fetuses in what month of pregnancy?
month 4 and 5
Compared with Southern China residents, residents from Northern China behave
more similar to those from an individualist culture