Exam 3: Genes,Environment,and Development

Justine recently opened her second bakery and is enjoying her dream career of working with flour,butter,and sugar to bring a little joy to people.What is the likelihood that Justine's identical twin Marya is also employed in the culinary field? 

Identical twins share the same genes and are born with the potential for perfect correlation (+1.0)in shared attributes and traits.Using examples,explain what could cause a set of identical twins at age 40 to have +.56 correlation for blood pressure and +.34 correlation for views on social issues.

According to the diathesis-stress model,what largely determines whether a person will have a negative emotional response to a particular event?

Which of the following will likely have the greatest epigenetic impact on a child's development?

Which of the following research methods would require the most resources and produce the widest range of data? 

In an active gene-environment interaction,children's genetically based traits provoke a certain kind of reaction from their environment.

All human babies,regardless of which culture they live in or which language is spoken around them,begin to babble at about the same age.This is an example of

Epigenetic effects alter the

Genotype is most accurately described as

Which is the most genetically complex structure?

If genes alone contribute to a trait,which of the following patterns of correlations would be observed?

The consistent parenting style exhibited by parents toward all their children would represent a _____ for the children.

In a study of 100 fraternal twin pairs,27 pairs both disliked the flavor of coffee.The findings of this research are an example of.

Which type of study would be most likely to compare unrelated siblings living in the same household?

A sperm cell and an ovum each contribute 23,rather than 46,chromosomes to a zygote because they

Based on research outlined in the text,which of the following would be most impacted by one's environment?

When studying heritability in humans,an ethical behavior geneticist would be LEAST likely to

Biological evolution is grounded in genetic adaptation,whereas cultural evolution is grounded in ________ adaptation.

Some traits are more influenced by genetic factors than other traits,as reflected in the correlations between the traits of identical twins raised apart.Which one of the following series of traits is arranged from most to least heritable?

When Tayvon was born last month,genetic tests cleared him of any genetic abnormalities.How many autosomal chromosomes does Tayvon have?