Nature, Nurture and Evolution

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Across
  1. 1. Development or change of a mechanism in the mind
  2. 5. “Identical” Result from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, are genetically identical
  3. 7. believed the human mind was a blank slate or, tabula rasa
  4. 8. The sum of all biological processes by which particular characteristics are transmitted from parents to their offspring (one generation to the next)
  5. 9. All of the genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are—from our physical appearance to our personality characteristics
  6. 10. As environments between two groups become more dissimilar…Heritability is what (environment can explain difference)
  7. 12. Segments of DNA molecules are the functional units of heredity, make up the body’s blueprint
  8. 14. Refers to all the environmental variables that impact who we are
  9. 15. Study of heritable changes in gene expression (active versus inactive genes). Study of changes in gene expression due from non genetic causes
  10. 18. As environments between two groups become more similar…Heritability is what ( environment can’t explain the difference, but genes can)
  11. 19. As genetics between two groups become more dissimilar…Heritability is what? (genes can explain the difference)
  12. 20. process by which genes turn off due to protein interaction
  13. 21. Tends to stress the importance of genetics and biological influences
  14. 22. The extent to which differences in the appearance of a trait across several people can be accounted for by differences in their genes
  15. 23. Study how natural selection favored behaviors that contributed to survival and the spread of our ancestors’ genes, and may currently contribute to our survival into the next generation
Down
  1. 2. for some behaviors or physical characteristics, a particular environment is important at a particular time in life for the genetic information to be express
  2. 3. Heritable characteristics that provide a survival or reproductive advantage are more likely than alternative characteristics to be passed onto subsequent generation and thus come be “selected over time
  3. 4. To estimate trait heritability, researchers are most likely to make use of what type of study?
  4. 6. Evolutionary psychology studies the evolution of behavior and the mind using principles of
  5. 11. refers to the extent to which the differences among groups can be explained by genes
  6. 13. “Fraternal” Develop from two zygotes and share 50% of their DNA
  7. 16. As genetics between two groups become more similar, Heritability is what? Because gene CAN't explain the difference.
  8. 17. The threadlike structures that contain genes are called