Exam 4: Genetics, evolution, development, and Plasticity

Research on laboratory animals indicates that cannabinoids are most effective if taken ____.​

Myelination in the human brain ____.​

Why is it that every axon in an adult mammal has a target cell (muscle cell or other neuron)with which it makes synaptic contact?​

Why is a genetic explanation for altruism problematic?​

Which action BEST illustrates altruistic behavior?​

Chromosomes consist of large,double-stranded molecules of ____.​

Units of heredity that maintain their structural identity from one generation to another are known as ____.​

An evolutionary psychologist would likely be most interested in studying ____.​

Nerve growth factor (NGF)____.​

A gene is found that controls the age at which a man grows bald,if at all.That gene seldom affects women,even if they have the gene.What kind of gene is this MOST likely to be?​

Early in development,the nervous system begins as a ____.​

Individuals afflicted with PKU need to avoid ____.​

After cells have differentiated as neurons or glia,they migrate.​

What modern day practice helps prevent an inadequate production of thyroid hormones?​

Recent evidence suggests that phantom limb pain is caused by sensations coming from the stump of the amputated limb.​

Diaschisis refers to the ____.​

A continuing sensation of an amputated body part is called ____.​

The formation of new synapses is called ____.​

A trait not expressed when combined with a dominant trait is called a(n)____ trait.​

The fluid-filled cavity of the developing neural tube becomes the ____.​