Interaction of Heredity and Environment

What is Nature (Hereditary)?

genetic characteristics that influence our physical, behavioral, and mental processes

What is Nurture (Environment)?

external factor, like family interaction or educations that influence our physical, behavioral, and mental processes

What is Evolutionary Psychology?

the idea that our behaviors and mental processes have been naturally selected to support our evolution

What is Heredity?

the genetic transfer of characteristics from parents to offspring

What are Genes?

the biochemical units of heredity

What are Genomes?

all an organism's genetic material that serves as instructions for how to make the organism

What is Eugenics?

promote reproduction for the highly intelligent and potential sterilization for these with "less desirable" traits

What are Identical Twins?

genetically identical twins (the look the exact same)

What are Fraternal Twins?

born together, but no more similar than any other brothers or sisters

What is a Gene-Environment Interaction?

when the effect of an environmental factor on a trait or disease risk depends on a person's genetic makeup, or vice versa