genetics

Question 1

Genes

Answer 1

the biological units of heredity

Question 2

Alleles

Answer 2

alternative forms of a gene that produce different characteristics

Question 3

polygenic transmission

Answer 3

a number of gene pairs combine influences to create single phenotypic traits e.g, sickle cell anemia

Question 4

monogenic

Answer 4

one gene responsible for phenotype presence

Question 5

Behavioural Genetics:

Answer 5

the study of how heredity & environmental factors influence psychological characteristics

• Two key concepts are the degree of relatedness and concordance - stat based for genes
• experimental methods: adoption, twin studies (quasi, case studies)