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13 Cards in this Set
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Rodlike structures which store and transmit genetic information are called?
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Chromosomes
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Chromosomes are made up of a chemical substance called?
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
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A segment of DNA along the length of the chromosome is called?
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Gene
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DNA replicated itself through a process called?
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Mitosis
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Sperm and ovum are both this type of cell?
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Gametes
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When sperm and ovum unite at conception the resulting cell is called?
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Zygote
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A sudden change in a segment of DNA is called?
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Mutation
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What is canalization?
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The tendency of heredity to restrict the development of some characteristics to just one or a few outcomes.
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Each person's unique, genetically determined response to the environment is called your?
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Range of Reaction
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Genetic-environmental correlation is?
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When ones genes influence the environments to which we are exposed. (The way this happens changes with age)
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The tendency to actively choose environments that compliment your heredity is called?
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Niche-picking
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What are the differences between Passive, Active and Evocative Correlation?
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Passive: you don't choose your environment (parents do).;
Active: you choose your environment (older child); Evocative: your heredity evokes responses from those around you (active, friendly, funny) |
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Development resulting from ongoing, bidirectional exchanges between heredity and all levels of the environment is called?
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Epigenesis
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