Exam 4: Genes, evolution, and Behaviour

Buss's study on desired mate characteristics showed that the highest rated characteristic by both men and women,who were from a range of ethnic,religious,and socio-economic groups,was:

Maintaining the "status quo" of countries engaging in wars is legitimized by evolutionary theory.

Recombinant DNA procedures have been used to produce human growth hormone that has been used to treat children who are abnormally short.The results of the research examining the impact for these children is that:

The theory that states that we are most likely to help others with whom we share the most genes is known as:

Among female mammals,mating with many males is rare.This is referred to as ________.

According to the results of a study by Buss,which of the following men would appear most attractive to a woman?

Men are more likely than women to have sex with several different people because historically this made it possible for them to father more children.This belief is postulated by the ______________.

Which of the following statements about genetic transmission from parents to offspring is true?

When female parental investment is high and male parental investment is low,_______ often results as a mating system.

Polygyny will be most common when:

While genetic engineering gives humans potential control over heredity and evolutionary processes,there is a key question with respect to the use of genetic engineering?

Sex cells are different from all other cells in the human body because:

The greatest similarity in intelligence scores for different family relations is between mothers and their first born children.

The genes that are associated with dyslexia have likely caused:

Recombinant DNA procedures refer to the process in which:

The DNA portion of chromosomes carries the hereditary blueprint in units called _______.

Natural selection refers to

The likelihood of altruism decreases in an orderly way as genetic relatedness decreases.

The degree to which variations in a particular characteristic result from genetics is estimated using a _____________________.

Keith and Kirk are identical twins who were separated at birth and raised in different parts of the country in different environments.When as adults they were reunited,researchers compared them on several psychological characteristics.Compared to identical twins who have been raised together,Keith and Kirk probably have: