Biopsychology: Nature and Nurture

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Across
  1. 5. Our genes set the boundaries within which we can operate, and our environment interacts with the genes to determine where in that range we will fall
  2. 6. A sudden, permanent change in a gene
  3. 8. A behavior genetic research method that involves comparison of adopted children to their adoptive and biological parents
  4. 10. A behavior genetic research method that involves comparison of the similarity of identical and fraternal twins
  5. 12. Affect more than our physical characteristics
  6. 13. View of gene-environment interaction that asserts our genes affect our environment, and our environment influences the expression of our genes
  7. 14. Science of how the environment influences genetic expression
  8. 15. The genetic makeup of an individual
Down
  1. 1. Traits controlled by more than one gene
  2. 2. Measures how strongly differences among individuals are related to differences among their genes
  3. 3. Twin and adoption studies are two instances of a much broader class of methods for observing nature-nurture
  4. 4. Science of how genes and environments work together to influence behavior
  5. 7. States that organisms that are better suited for their environments will survive and reproduce compared to those that are poorly suited for their environments
  6. 9. A dynamic layer of information associated with DNA that differs between individuals and can be altered through various experiences and environments
  7. 11. An individual’s inherited physical characteristics