AN INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIOR GENETICS. Terence J. Bazzett. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers Sunderland, Massachusetts 01375

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "AN INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIOR GENETICS. Terence J. Bazzett. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers Sunderland, Massachusetts 01375"

Transcription

1 AN INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIOR GENETICS Terence J. Bazzett Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers Sunderland, Massachusetts 01375

2 CONTENTS IN BRIEF PART I AN INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIOR GENETICS 1 CHAPTER 1 Introducing Behavior Genetics: Origins and History 2 CHAPTER 2 The Basis of Genetics: DNA, RNA, Chromosomes, and Genes 24 CHAPTER 3 Neurogenetics and Neuropharmacology 54 CHAPTER 4 Methods of Genetic Discovery and the Human Genome Project 84 PART II HERITABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES, AND METHODS OF STUDY 113 CHAPTER 5 Simple Inheritance 114 CHAPTER 6 Inheritance of Complex Traits 144 CHAPTER 7 Genes and Environment 170 CHAPTER 8 Research Methods in Quantitative Genetics 202 PART III GENETIC INFLUENCES ON BEHAVIOR AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS 229 CHAPTER 9 Normal Behavioral Development 230 CHAPTER 10 Primary Cognitive Disorders 258 CHAPTER 11 Psychiatric Disorders with a Cognitive Component 288 CHAPTER 12 Disorders of Mood, Anxiety and Personality 318 PART IV OTHER GENETIC INFLUENCES, COUNSELING, AND THE FUTURE 349 CHAPTER 13 Beyond Psychotherapy: General Health Risks and Sex Chromosome Abnormalities 350 CHAPTER 14 Genetic Counseling, Applied Pharmacogenomics, and Gene Therapy 376 CHAPTER 15 The Future of Behavior Genetics 402

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I AN INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIOR GENETICS 1 CHAPTER 1 Introducing Behavior Genetics: Origins and History 2 DEFINING BEHAVIOR GENETICS 4 Effects of genetics on physical development 4 Effects of genetics on behavior 6 The influence of environment on physical development and behavior 8 ORIGINS OF BEHAVIOR GENETICS 11 A brief history 11 Relationship to behavioral pharmacology 16 WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THIS TEXT 17 Useful background knowledge 17 Chapter content and organization 18 CHAPTER SUMMARY 21 CHAPTER 2 The Basis of Genetics: DNA, RNA, Chromosomes, and Genes 24 DNA 26 Structure 27 Function 33

4 VIII TABLE OF CONTENTS RNA 35 Structure 35 Function 35 CHROMOSOMES 39 How many chromosomes are there in humans? 40 How many chromosomes are there in nonhuman species? 43 GENES 43 How many genes are there in humans? 44 How many genes are there in nonhuman species? 45 GENE FUNCTION 46 What does the genetic blueprint look like? 47 What happens when gene function is abnormal? 49 CHAPTER SUMMARY 50 CHAPTER 3 Neurogenetics and Neuropharmacology 54 NEUROGENETICS 56 Neuronal structure 56 Neuronal function: Propagating a neuronal signal 58 Neuronal function: Initiating a neuronal signal 62 Influence of genes on neuronal structure and function 64 The basics of agonist and antagonist pharmacotherapy 70 The basics of neuroprotectant pharmacotherapy 75 An introduction to pharmacogenomics 76 Psychiatric disorders and pharmacogenomics 78 CHAPTER SUMMARY 80 CHAPTER 4 Methods of Genetic Discovery and the Human Genome Project 84 VISUALIZING DNA 86 The polymerase chain reaction 86 Electrophoresis 91 DNA fingerprinting 93 Further applications of DNA analysis 95 THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT 97 What is the Human Genome Project? 99 Positive implications 102 Negative implications 105 Legal implications 107 Keeping the facts straight 108 CHAPTER SUMMARY 109 NEUROPHARMACOLOGY 67 The synapse 68

5 TABLE OF CONTENTS IX PART II HERITABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES, AND METHODS OF STUDY 113 CHAPTER 5 Simple Inheritance 114 QUALITATIVE VERSUS QUANTITATIVE TRAITS 116 MENDEL S LAWS 122 BEYOND MENDEL S LAWS: SPECIAL PATTERNS OF INHERITANCE 128 Linkage and recombination 129 Gene conversion 133 Translocation 134 Spontaneous mutations 134 Genetic anticipation 135 Genomic imprinting 137 MITOCHONDRIAL DNA 138 Mitochondrial inheritance 138 Defective mitochondrial DNA 139 Defective mitochondrial DNA versus mitochondrial disorders 141 CHAPTER SUMMARY 141 CHAPTER 6 Inheritance of Complex Traits 144 PATTERNS NOT READILY PREDICTED BY MENDEL S LAWS 146 Polygenic traits 146 Polygenic traits in animals as a model for human behaviors 148 ESTABLISHING QTL 152 Linkage analysis 152 Basic considerations in QTL analysis 155 Discrepancies between normal curves for populations and for patients 157 Environmental factors 160 THE ROLE OF QTL IN NORMAL AND ABNORMAL FUNCTION 160 Cognitive development and intelligence 161 Schizophrenia 163 CHAPTER SUMMARY 166 CHAPTER 7 Genes and Environment 170 EVOLUTION 172 The contributions of Charles Darwin 172 Implications of genetic diversity 175 Factors influencing evolution 176 Human evolution: Perspectives on behavior 178 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON GENETICS AND BEHAVIOR 181 Gene environment interaction 182 Prenatal environmental effects 182 Postnatal environmental effects 189 Environmentally induced mutations 191 Gene environment correlation 191 NATURE VERSUS NURTURE 194 Debate? What debate? 194 Reconsidering Watson s claim 196 CHAPTER SUMMARY 198

6 X TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 8 Research Methods in Quantitative Genetics 202 DEFINING HERITABILITY 204 Qualitative traits revisited 204 Quantitative traits revisited 205 ANIMALS 208 History of animal models 208 Trait breeding 208 Inbreeding 212 Transgenic models 214 HUMANS 215 Familial patterns 216 Twin studies 218 Adoption studies 221 CHAPTER SUMMARY 226 PART III GENETIC INFLUENCES ON BEHAVIOR AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS 229 CHAPTER 9 Normal Behavioral Development 230 WHAT IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR? 232 COGNITIVE ABILITIES 234 The g factor 234 Breeding for intelligence in animals 236 Human intelligence 240 PERSONALITY TRAITS 243 Breeding for temperament in animals 243 Human personality traits 247 SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 249 Influence of genes on heterosexual behavior 250 Influence of genes on homosexual behavior 252 CHAPTER 10 Primary Cognitive Disorders 258 MENTAL RETARDATION 260 Severity range 260 Prevalence 261 Genetic influences 263 Heritability 270 DEMENTIA 272 Prevalence 272 Genetic influences 274 Heritability 277 LEARNING DISABILITIES 278 Prevalence 280 Genetic influences 282 Heritability 282 CHAPTER SUMMARY 285 CHAPTER SUMMARY 255

7 TABLE OF CONTENTS XI CHAPTER 11 Psychiatric Disorders with a Cognitive Component 288 SCHIZOPHRENIA 290 Prevalence 290 Genetic influences 291 Heritability 295 AUTISM 297 Prevalence 298 Genetic influences 300 Heritability 301 EATING DISORDERS 301 Prevalence 302 Genetic influences 303 Heritability 304 ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR 306 Prevalence 307 Genetic influences 310 Heritability 313 CHAPTER SUMMARY 314 CHAPTER 12 Disorders of Mood, Anxiety and Personality 318 MOOD DISORDERS 320 Prevalence 320 Genetic influences 323 Heritability 327 ANXIETY DISORDERS 329 Prevalence 331 Genetic influences 332 Heritability 335 PERSONALITY DISORDERS 336 Prevalence 336 Genetic influences 339 Heritability 341 CHAPTER SUMMARY 344 PART IV OTHER GENETIC INFLUENCES, COUNSELING, AND THE FUTURE 349 CHAPTER 13 Beyond Psychotherapy: General Health Risks and Sex Chromosome Abnormalities 350 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 352 Health and behavior 352 Psychophysiological illness 354 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 356 Hypertension 356 Acute cardiovascular disease 357 Influence of personality type 357 OBESITY 359 An evolutionary perspective 359 Genetic contributions 361 SEX CHROMOSOMES: STRUCTURAL DISPARITIES AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES 361 Gene inheritance patterns 363 Deletions and additions 367 CHAPTER SUMMARY 372

8 XII TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 14 Genetic Counseling, Applied Pharmacogenomics, and Gene Therapy 376 GENETIC COUNSELING 378 What is genetic counseling? 378 What kinds of information do genetic counselors interpret? 379 What kinds of recommendations do genetic counselors make? 386 APPLIED PHARMACOGENOMICS 388 Revisiting basic concepts 389 Application of current understanding: Schizophrenia 390 Application of current understanding: Depression 392 GENE THERAPY 393 Historical perspective 394 Applying current knowledge to behavior genetics 395 CHAPTER 15 The Future of Behavior Genetics 402 REVIEWING THE PAST WITH AN EYE TO THE FUTURE 404 Future applications of the Human Genome Project 404 The future of genetic counseling 405 The future of gene therapy 410 THE FUTURE OF BEHAVIOR GENETICS EDUCATION 413 Educating the public 413 Advanced degrees in genetic counseling 415 Advanced degrees in behavior genetics 419 CHAPTER SUMMARY 421 CHAPTER SUMMARY 397 GLOSSARY 425 PHOTO CREDITS 445 REFERENCES 447 INDEX 459

Chapter 18 Genetics of Behavior. Chapter 18 Human Heredity by Michael Cummings 2006 Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning

Chapter 18 Genetics of Behavior. Chapter 18 Human Heredity by Michael Cummings 2006 Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning Chapter 18 Genetics of Behavior Behavior Most human behaviors are polygenic and have significant environmental influences Methods used to study inheritance include Classical methods of linkage and pedigree

More information

Goal: To identify the extent to which different aspects of psychopathology might be in some way inherited

Goal: To identify the extent to which different aspects of psychopathology might be in some way inherited Key Dates TH Mar 30 Unit 19; Term Paper Step 2 TU Apr 4 Begin Biological Perspectives, Unit IIIA and 20; Step 2 Assignment TH Apr 6 Unit 21 TU Apr 11 Unit 22; Biological Perspective Assignment TH Apr 13

More information

Genetics of Behavior (Learning Objectives)

Genetics of Behavior (Learning Objectives) Genetics of Behavior (Learning Objectives) Recognize that behavior is multi-factorial with genetic components Understand how multi-factorial traits are studied. Explain the terms: prevalence, incidence,

More information

Genetics of Behavior (Learning Objectives)

Genetics of Behavior (Learning Objectives) Genetics of Behavior (Learning Objectives) Recognize that behavior is multi-factorial with genetic components Understand how multi-factorial traits are studied. Explain the terms: incidence, prevalence,

More information

PART I. Neural Foundations of Behavior: The Basic Equipment

PART I. Neural Foundations of Behavior: The Basic Equipment Detailed Contents Preface xiii About the Author xvi chapter 1. What Is Biopsychology? 1 The Origins of Biopsychology 3 Prescientific Psychology and the Mind-Brain Problem 4 Descartes and the Physical Model

More information

ISPG Residency Education Taskforce

ISPG Residency Education Taskforce ISPG Residency Education Taskforce What does genetics have to do with psychiatry? - psychiatric illnesses run in families - the major psychiatric disorders have a high heritability - specific genes may

More information

Cognitive and Behavioral Genetics: An Overview. Steven Pinker

Cognitive and Behavioral Genetics: An Overview. Steven Pinker Cognitive and Behavioral Genetics: An Overview Steven Pinker What is Cognitive and Behavioral Genetics? Behavioral genetics = Genetic basis of behavior: How genes wire up a brain capable of seeing, moving,

More information

MULTIFACTORIAL DISEASES. MG L-10 July 7 th 2014

MULTIFACTORIAL DISEASES. MG L-10 July 7 th 2014 MULTIFACTORIAL DISEASES MG L-10 July 7 th 2014 Genetic Diseases Unifactorial Chromosomal Multifactorial AD Numerical AR Structural X-linked Microdeletions Mitochondrial Spectrum of Alterations in DNA Sequence

More information

Life-Span Development Thirteenth Edition

Life-Span Development Thirteenth Edition Life-Span Development Thirteenth Edition Natural Selection and Adaptive Behavior Natural Selection: an evolutionary process by which those individuals of a species that are best adapted are the ones that

More information

Thinking About Psychology: The Science of Mind and. Charles T. Blair-Broeker Randal M. Ernst

Thinking About Psychology: The Science of Mind and. Charles T. Blair-Broeker Randal M. Ernst Thinking About Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior 2e Charles T. Blair-Broeker Randal M. Ernst Methods Domain Introductory Chapter Module 03 Nature and Nurture in Psychology Module 3: Nature and

More information

AP Psychology Syllabus

AP Psychology Syllabus AP Psychology Syllabus Course Goals and Description: The goal of this course is to increase the understanding of psychology, its methods, theory and research, with the objective that each student pass

More information

Myers Psychology for AP*

Myers Psychology for AP* Myers Psychology for AP* David G. Myers PowerPoint Presentation Slides by Kent Korek Germantown High School Worth Publishers, 2010 *AP is a trademark registered and/or owned by the College Board, which

More information

Chapter 3 Outline. I. Becoming Parents

Chapter 3 Outline. I. Becoming Parents Chapter 3 Outline I. Becoming Parents A. Conception 1. Changing Theories of Conception Two-seed theory: (Hippocrates) Joining of male and female seeds. There are no significant anatomical differences between

More information

The Chromosomal Basis Of Inheritance

The Chromosomal Basis Of Inheritance The Chromosomal Basis Of Inheritance Chapter 15 Objectives Explain the chromosomal theory of inheritance and its discovery. Explain why sex-linked diseases are more common in human males than females.

More information

Psychology. Genes, Evolution, and Environment CHAPTER , 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Psychology. Genes, Evolution, and Environment CHAPTER , 2011, 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Psychology CHAPTER3 Genes, Evolution, and Environment Unlocking the Secrets of Genes LO3.1 Explain how genes, chromosomes, DNA, genomes, and epigenetics all relate to one another. Evolutionary psychology

More information

BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARY SUGGESTED FOR PSY 31 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARY SUGGESTED FOR PSY 31 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARY SUGGESTED FOR PSY 31 (Text: : CURRENT PERSPECTIVES, 7 TH Ed.) ESSENTIALS OF IN A CHANGING WORLD,1 st Ed. Jeffrey S. Nevid & Beverly Greene Pretice Hall CODE NO. TITLE DIAGNOSIS

More information

Interaction of Genes and the Environment

Interaction of Genes and the Environment Some Traits Are Controlled by Two or More Genes! Phenotypes can be discontinuous or continuous Interaction of Genes and the Environment Chapter 5! Discontinuous variation Phenotypes that fall into two

More information

Today s Topics. Cracking the Genetic Code. The Process of Genetic Transmission. The Process of Genetic Transmission. Genes

Today s Topics. Cracking the Genetic Code. The Process of Genetic Transmission. The Process of Genetic Transmission. Genes Today s Topics Mechanisms of Heredity Biology of Heredity Genetic Disorders Research Methods in Behavioral Genetics Gene x Environment Interactions The Process of Genetic Transmission Genes: segments of

More information

Nature vs. Nurture Debate

Nature vs. Nurture Debate Nature vs. Nurture Debate Heritability: proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes Environment (nurture) has an impact too! Let s take the example of height: Height is highly

More information

AP Psychology Summer Assignments 2016

AP Psychology Summer Assignments 2016 AP Psychology Summer Assignments 2016 Complete the following assignments from the text listed below. Assignments are due on the first day of class; no late assignments will be accepted. Unit I (Module

More information

SUE/SUE/SUE, UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR, 7/E

SUE/SUE/SUE, UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR, 7/E SUE/SUE/SUE, UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR, 7/E TRANSITION GUIDE FROM 6/E TO 7/E I. Text Overview Sue/Sue/Sue was the first Abnormal Psychology book to present a thoroughly integrated multicultural perspective,

More information

Chapter 15 Notes 15.1: Mendelian inheritance chromosome theory of inheritance wild type 15.2: Sex-linked genes

Chapter 15 Notes 15.1: Mendelian inheritance chromosome theory of inheritance wild type 15.2: Sex-linked genes Chapter 15 Notes The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance Mendel s hereditary factors were genes, though this wasn t known at the time Now we know that genes are located on The location of a particular gene

More information

Interaction of Genes and the Environment

Interaction of Genes and the Environment Some Traits Are Controlled by Two or More Genes! Phenotypes can be discontinuous or continuous Interaction of Genes and the Environment Chapter 5! Discontinuous variation Phenotypes that fall into two

More information

Quantitative genetics: traits controlled by alleles at many loci

Quantitative genetics: traits controlled by alleles at many loci Quantitative genetics: traits controlled by alleles at many loci Human phenotypic adaptations and diseases commonly involve the effects of many genes, each will small effect Quantitative genetics allows

More information

Genetics Review. Alleles. The Punnett Square. Genotype and Phenotype. Codominance. Incomplete Dominance

Genetics Review. Alleles. The Punnett Square. Genotype and Phenotype. Codominance. Incomplete Dominance Genetics Review Alleles These two different versions of gene A create a condition known as heterozygous. Only the dominant allele (A) will be expressed. When both chromosomes have identical copies of the

More information

Chapter 15: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

Chapter 15: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance Name Chapter 15: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance 15.1 Mendelian inheritance has its physical basis in the behavior of chromosomes 1. What is the chromosome theory of inheritance? 2. Explain the law

More information

5/2/18. After this class students should be able to: Stephanie Moon, Ph.D. - GWAS. How do we distinguish Mendelian from non-mendelian traits?

5/2/18. After this class students should be able to: Stephanie Moon, Ph.D. - GWAS. How do we distinguish Mendelian from non-mendelian traits? corebio II - genetics: WED 25 April 2018. 2018 Stephanie Moon, Ph.D. - GWAS After this class students should be able to: 1. Compare and contrast methods used to discover the genetic basis of traits or

More information

Evolution of Populations

Evolution of Populations Chapter 16 Evolution of Populations Section 16 1 Genes and Variation (pages 393 396) This section describes the main sources of inheritable variation in a population. It also explains how phenotypes are

More information

Developmental Psychology 2017

Developmental Psychology 2017 Developmental Psychology 2017 Table of Contents Lecture Notes pp. 2-29 Theorists, Theories & Evaluation pp. 29 36 Revision Questions (for all lectures) pp. 36-54 Lecture Notes Intro to Development Development

More information

QTs IV: miraculous and missing heritability

QTs IV: miraculous and missing heritability QTs IV: miraculous and missing heritability (1) Selection should use up V A, by fixing the favorable alleles. But it doesn t (at least in many cases). The Illinois Long-term Selection Experiment (1896-2015,

More information

Fragile X Syndrome. Genetics, Epigenetics & the Role of Unprogrammed Events in the expression of a Phenotype

Fragile X Syndrome. Genetics, Epigenetics & the Role of Unprogrammed Events in the expression of a Phenotype Fragile X Syndrome Genetics, Epigenetics & the Role of Unprogrammed Events in the expression of a Phenotype A loss of function of the FMR-1 gene results in severe learning problems, intellectual disability

More information

Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology. Module 5

Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology. Module 5 Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology Module 5 1 Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology Behavior Genetics Genes, Nature and Nurture Gene- Environment Interaction Twin and Adoption Studies

More information

3. What law of heredity explains that traits, like texture and color, are inherited independently of each other?

3. What law of heredity explains that traits, like texture and color, are inherited independently of each other? Section 2: Genetics Chapter 11 pg. 308-329 Part 1: Refer to the table of pea plant traits on the right. Then complete the table on the left by filling in the missing information for each cross. 6. What

More information

Introduction to linkage and family based designs to study the genetic epidemiology of complex traits. Harold Snieder

Introduction to linkage and family based designs to study the genetic epidemiology of complex traits. Harold Snieder Introduction to linkage and family based designs to study the genetic epidemiology of complex traits Harold Snieder Overview of presentation Designs: population vs. family based Mendelian vs. complex diseases/traits

More information

THE CHROMOSOMAL BASIS OF INHERITANCE CHAPTER 15

THE CHROMOSOMAL BASIS OF INHERITANCE CHAPTER 15 THE CHROMOSOMAL BASIS OF INHERITANCE CHAPTER 15 What you must know: Inheritance in sex-linked genes. Inheritance of linked genes and chromosomal mapping. How alteration of chromosome number or structurally

More information

Goals of the Lesson: Learning Objectives: You Will Need:

Goals of the Lesson: Learning Objectives: You Will Need: Braun & Anderson: Applied Pathophysiology: A Conceptual Approach to the Mechanisms of Disease, 3e Lesson Plans Goals of the Lesson: Cognitive: Students will be able to describe how the brain regulates

More information

Jay M. Baraban MD, PhD January 2007 GENES AND BEHAVIOR

Jay M. Baraban MD, PhD January 2007 GENES AND BEHAVIOR Jay M. Baraban MD, PhD jay.baraban@gmail.com January 2007 GENES AND BEHAVIOR Overview One of the most fascinating topics in neuroscience is the role that inheritance plays in determining one s behavior.

More information

Syllabus AP Psychology

Syllabus AP Psychology Class Name: Syllabus AP Psychology AP Psychology Teacher Name: Mr. Myers Description: AP Psychology is a comprehensive study of the human mind and cognitive processes. Students will examine the many structures

More information

CHROMOSOMAL THEORY OF INHERITANCE

CHROMOSOMAL THEORY OF INHERITANCE AP BIOLOGY EVOLUTION/HEREDITY UNIT Unit 1 Part 7 Chapter 15 ACTIVITY #10 NAME DATE PERIOD CHROMOSOMAL THEORY OF INHERITANCE The Theory: Genes are located on chromosomes Chromosomes segregate and independently

More information

CHAPTERS 1-2. Developmental Psychology. A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development

CHAPTERS 1-2. Developmental Psychology. A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development CHAPTERS 1-2 Developmental Psychology A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development Chapter one - Introduction The Lifespan Perspective You will be encouraged to think about how your early experiences have

More information

Human Genetics (Learning Objectives)

Human Genetics (Learning Objectives) Human Genetics (Learning Objectives) Recognize Mendel s contribution to the field of genetics. Review what you know about a karyotype: autosomes and sex chromosomes. Understand and define the terms: characteristic,

More information

Darwin s dilemma 8/14/2014. Meiosis & Inheritance Lecture 18 Summer Mitosis & Meiosis. The Modern Synthesis

Darwin s dilemma 8/14/2014. Meiosis & Inheritance Lecture 18 Summer Mitosis & Meiosis. The Modern Synthesis Darwin s dilemma 1 Meiosis & Inheritance Lecture 18 Summer 2014 How do organisms pass heritable traits to their offspring? The Modern Synthesis 2 Mitosis & Meiosis 3 1844 - Darwin essay on Natural Selection

More information

CHAPTER 4 Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

CHAPTER 4 Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity CHAPTER 4 Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity CHAPTER 4 OVERVIEW Behavioral Genetics: Predicting Individual Differences Genes: Our Codes for Life Twin and Adoption Studies Temperament, Heredity, and Personality

More information

PSYC& 200: Study Guide Worksheet 3 Genes, Heredity and Environment

PSYC& 200: Study Guide Worksheet 3 Genes, Heredity and Environment You should use information from classroom activities and lecture, from the second chapter of your text, from psychological dictionaries and from your own knowledge from having taken General Psychology

More information

Myers Psychology for AP* David G. Myers PowerPoint Presentation Slides by Kent Korek Germantown High School Worth Publishers, 2010

Myers Psychology for AP* David G. Myers PowerPoint Presentation Slides by Kent Korek Germantown High School Worth Publishers, 2010 Myers Psychology for AP* David G. Myers PowerPoint Presentation Slides by Kent Korek Germantown High School Worth Publishers, 2010 *AP is a trademark registered and/or owned by the College Board, which

More information

Downloaded from Chapter 5 Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Downloaded from  Chapter 5 Principles of Inheritance and Variation Chapter 5 Principles of Inheritance and Variation Genetics: Genetics is a branch of biology which deals with principles of inheritance and its practices. Heredity: It is transmission of traits from one

More information

Psychology study guide chapter 4

Psychology study guide chapter 4 Psychology study guide chapter 4 Behavior genetics Study how heredity and environment contribute to human differences Genes Building blocks of heredity and development Part of DNA in nucleus Chromosomes

More information

What is the relationship between genes and chromosomes? Is twinning genetic or can a person choose to have twins?

What is the relationship between genes and chromosomes? Is twinning genetic or can a person choose to have twins? WHAT WILL YOU KNOW? What is the relationship between genes and chromosomes? Is twinning genetic or can a person choose to have twins? How could a person have the gene for something that is never apparent?

More information

Curricular Requirement 3: Biological Bases of Behavior

Curricular Requirement 3: Biological Bases of Behavior Curricular Requirement 3: Biological Bases of Behavior Name: Period: Due Key Terms for CR 3: Biological Bases of Behavior Key Term Definition Application Acetylcholine (Ach) Action potential Adrenal glands

More information

The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance Factors and Genes Mendel s model of inheritance was based on the idea of factors that were independently assorted and segregated into gametes We now know that these

More information

Human Genetics 542 Winter 2017 Syllabus

Human Genetics 542 Winter 2017 Syllabus Human Genetics 542 Winter 2017 Syllabus Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9 10 a.m. 5915 Buhl Course Director: Tony Antonellis Module I: Mapping and characterizing simple genetic diseases Jan 4 th Wed Mapping

More information

Chapter 1 : Genetics 101

Chapter 1 : Genetics 101 Chapter 1 : Genetics 101 Understanding the underlying concepts of human genetics and the role of genes, behavior, and the environment will be important to appropriately collecting and applying genetic

More information

Biological Aspects of Personality

Biological Aspects of Personality Biological Aspects of Personality Introduction By the end of this Unit, you should be able to: explain biological factors that influence personality development, relate environmental influences to temperament.

More information

Genetic Assessment and Counseling

Genetic Assessment and Counseling Genetic Assessment and Counseling Genetic counseling is the communication of information and advice about inherited conditions and a person seeking such advice is called a consultand. This process includes

More information

Dikran J. Martin Psychology 111

Dikran J. Martin Psychology 111 Dikran J. Martin Psychology 111 Name:. Date:. Lecture Series: Chapter 5 Biological Aspects of Personality Pages: 25 TEXT: Friedman, Howard S. and Schustack, Miriam W. (2003). Personality: Classic Theories

More information

George R. Honig Junius G. Adams III. Human Hemoglobin. Genetics. Springer-Verlag Wien New York

George R. Honig Junius G. Adams III. Human Hemoglobin. Genetics. Springer-Verlag Wien New York George R. Honig Junius G. Adams III Human Hemoglobin Genetics Springer-Verlag Wien New York George R. Honig, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Head Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine University of Illinois

More information

CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Content Blueprint (October 26, 2015)

CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Content Blueprint (October 26, 2015) CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY 2016 Content Blueprint (October 26, 2015) Number of questions: 280 1. Development 13 17% 2. Biological and clinical science 13 17% 3. Psychopathology/Classification

More information

24. PSYCHOLOGY (Code No. 037)

24. PSYCHOLOGY (Code No. 037) 24. PSYCHOLOGY (Code No. 037) Psychology is introduced as an elective subject at the higher secondary stage of school education. As a discipline, psychology specializes in the study of experiences, behaviours,

More information

An Introduction to Quantitative Genetics I. Heather A Lawson Advanced Genetics Spring2018

An Introduction to Quantitative Genetics I. Heather A Lawson Advanced Genetics Spring2018 An Introduction to Quantitative Genetics I Heather A Lawson Advanced Genetics Spring2018 Outline What is Quantitative Genetics? Genotypic Values and Genetic Effects Heritability Linkage Disequilibrium

More information

CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Content Blueprint (October 17, 2018)

CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Content Blueprint (October 17, 2018) CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY 2019 Content Blueprint (October 17, 2018) Number of questions: 280 1. Development 13 17% 2. Biological and clinical science 13 17% 3. Psychopathology/Classification

More information

BIOLOGY - CLUTCH CH.15 - CHROMOSOMAL THEORY OF INHERITANCE

BIOLOGY - CLUTCH CH.15 - CHROMOSOMAL THEORY OF INHERITANCE !! www.clutchprep.com Chromosomal theory of inheritance: chromosomes are the carriers of genetic material. Independent Assortment alleles for different characters sort independently of each other during

More information

SEX. Genetic Variation: The genetic substrate for natural selection. Sex: Sources of Genotypic Variation. Genetic Variation

SEX. Genetic Variation: The genetic substrate for natural selection. Sex: Sources of Genotypic Variation. Genetic Variation Genetic Variation: The genetic substrate for natural selection Sex: Sources of Genotypic Variation Dr. Carol E. Lee, University of Wisconsin Genetic Variation If there is no genetic variation, neither

More information

Psych 3102 Lecture 3. Mendelian Genetics

Psych 3102 Lecture 3. Mendelian Genetics Psych 3102 Lecture 3 Mendelian Genetics Gregor Mendel 1822 1884, paper read 1865-66 Augustinian monk genotype alleles present at a locus can we identify this? phenotype expressed trait/characteristic can

More information

Ethical and Policy Applications of Lifespan Development: Prenatal Sex Selection What Do You Think? (p. 40)

Ethical and Policy Applications of Lifespan Development: Prenatal Sex Selection What Do You Think? (p. 40) Lifespan Development Lives in Context 1st Edition Kuther Solutions Manual Full Download: https://testbanklive.com/download/lifespan-development-lives-in-context-1st-edition-kuther-solutions-manual/ Kuther,

More information

1. Our differences as humans include our,and, and backgrounds.

1. Our differences as humans include our,and, and backgrounds. STUDY GUIDE Biological Bases of Behavior: 3C: Genetics, Evolutionary Psychology and Behavior UNIT OVERVIEW Unit 3C is concerned with the ways in which our biological heritage, or nature, interacts with

More information

NATURAL SELECTION. Essential Question: How can a change in the environment initiate a change in a population?

NATURAL SELECTION. Essential Question: How can a change in the environment initiate a change in a population? Bell ringer 1. A species of mockingbird lives in the Apalachicola National Forest. One year, a few of the mockingbirds were born with very long beaks. Over the next several years, the area experienced

More information

Human Genetics 542 Winter 2018 Syllabus

Human Genetics 542 Winter 2018 Syllabus Human Genetics 542 Winter 2018 Syllabus Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9 10 a.m. 5915 Buhl Course Director: Tony Antonellis Jan 3 rd Wed Mapping disease genes I: inheritance patterns and linkage analysis

More information

GENETICS ROTATION OBJECTIVES MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP

GENETICS ROTATION OBJECTIVES MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP GENETICS ROTATION OBJECTIVES MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP University of New Mexico 1. General Description: UNM MFM fellows rotate through genetics during their PGY5 and PGY7 years. The PGY5 fellow

More information

What s it all about?

What s it all about? What s it all about? Nature = Behaviours, motivation, emotions, etc, that are essentially biological and that we were born with (inherited). Nurture = Behaviours, etc, that are essentially learnt and therefore

More information

COMT EFFECT ON AGGRESSION IN CHILDREN WITH & WITHOUT ADHD (British Cohort) blems (t-scores) Aggressive Behaviour Prob. n =

COMT EFFECT ON AGGRESSION IN CHILDREN WITH & WITHOUT ADHD (British Cohort) blems (t-scores) Aggressive Behaviour Prob. n = GENE-ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT INTERDEPENDENCE By Michael Rutter 445oslo1109a 1 SOME BACKGROUND CONSIDERATIONS RE DISORDERS With rare exceptions, most mental disorders are multifactorial Heritability of

More information

Nature vs nurture: Epigenetics

Nature vs nurture: Epigenetics Nature vs nurture: Epigenetics What is epigenetics? Epigenetic processes control whether a gene is switched on or off (gene expression), without altering the underlying DNA sequence They include modifications

More information

Contents Part I What Is Mental Illness? An Epigenetic Model Genes and Mental Illness How Does Stress Work? The Role of Memes in Epigenesis

Contents Part I What Is Mental Illness? An Epigenetic Model Genes and Mental Illness How Does Stress Work? The Role of Memes in Epigenesis Contents Part I What Is Mental Illness? An Epigenetic Model 1 Genes and Mental Illness....................... 3 1.1 The Evolution of the Concept of Mental Illness........ 3 1.2 Gene-Environment Interaction

More information

Biology 12. Mendelian Genetics

Biology 12. Mendelian Genetics Mendelian Genetics Genetics: the science (study) of heredity that involves the structure and function of genes and the way genes are passed from one generation to the next. Heredity: the passing on of

More information

Medical Genetics in Undergraduate Medicine

Medical Genetics in Undergraduate Medicine Medical Genetics in Undergraduate Medicine Sandra Marles Section Leader without Separate Clerkship Overall Goal of New Genetics Curriculum To integrate teaching of genetic principles, genetic diseases

More information

The Inheritance of Complex Traits

The Inheritance of Complex Traits The Inheritance of Complex Traits Differences Among Siblings Is due to both Genetic and Environmental Factors VIDEO: Designer Babies Traits Controlled by Two or More Genes Many phenotypes are influenced

More information

Title: Chapter 5 Recorded Lecture. Speaker: Amit Dhingra Created by: (remove if same as speaker) online.wsu.edu

Title: Chapter 5 Recorded Lecture. Speaker: Amit Dhingra Created by: (remove if same as speaker) online.wsu.edu Title: Chapter 5 Recorded Lecture Speaker: Title: What Anthony is the title Berger/Angela of this lecture? Williams Speaker: Amit Dhingra Created by: (remove if same as speaker) online.wsu.edu Chapter

More information

The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory JERRY W. RUDY University of Colorado, Boulder Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers Sunderland, Massachusetts 01375 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Fundamental

More information

Evaluating Elements of Scopes of Practice in the Military Health System

Evaluating Elements of Scopes of Practice in the Military Health System Evaluating Elements of Scopes of Practice in the Military Health System Joseph D. Wehrman, Ph.D. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Department of Counseling & Human Services Colorado Springs, CO

More information

Chapter 5 INTERACTIONS OF GENES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Chapter 5 INTERACTIONS OF GENES AND THE ENVIRONMENT Chapter 5 INTERACTIONS OF GENES AND THE ENVIRONMENT Chapter Summary Up to this point, the traits you have been studying have all been controlled by one pair of genes. However, many traits, including some

More information

The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance Chapter 15 The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance PowerPoint Lectures for Biology, Seventh Edition Neil Campbell and Jane Reece Lectures by Chris Romero Overview: Locating Genes on Chromosomes A century

More information

DRUGS AND SOCIETY. Behavioral Medicines and Abusabie Drugs. Arthur P. Leccese, Ph.D. Kenyon College. PRENTICE HALL, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632

DRUGS AND SOCIETY. Behavioral Medicines and Abusabie Drugs. Arthur P. Leccese, Ph.D. Kenyon College. PRENTICE HALL, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632 DRUGS AND SOCIETY Behavioral Medicines and Abusabie Drugs Arthur P. Leccese, Ph.D. Kenyon College PRENTICE HALL, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632 CONTENTS PREFACE xv PART A PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY CHAPTER

More information

1042SCG Genetics & Evolutionary Biology Semester Summary

1042SCG Genetics & Evolutionary Biology Semester Summary 1042SCG Genetics & Evolutionary Biology Semester Summary Griffith University, Nathan Campus Semester 1, 2014 Topics include: - Mendelian Genetics - Eukaryotic & Prokaryotic Genes - Sex Chromosomes - Variations

More information

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance. Chapter 11

Chromosomes and Human Inheritance. Chapter 11 Chromosomes and Human Inheritance Chapter 11 11.1 Human Chromosomes Human body cells have 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes 22 pairs of autosomes 1 pair of sex chromosomes Autosomes and Sex Chromosomes

More information

Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings

Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings Learning Goals Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings Learning Goal 1: Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development. A. Define natural selection and adaptive behavior. B. Discuss the ideas proposed

More information

Expression of Genetic Effects in the Environment. Expression of Genetic Effects in the Environment

Expression of Genetic Effects in the Environment. Expression of Genetic Effects in the Environment Expression of Genetic Effects in the Environment Genotype/Environment Correlations: Passive G/E Cs: Children inherit genetic tendencies from their parents and parents provide environments that match their

More information

Lone Star College-Tomball Community Library Tomball Parkway Tomball, TX

Lone Star College-Tomball Community Library Tomball Parkway Tomball, TX Lone Star College-Tomball Community Library 30555 Tomball Parkway Tomball, TX 77375 http://www.lonestar.edu/library.htm 832-559-4211 PSYCHOLOGY ELECTRONIC JOURNAL LIST Scholarly Electronic Journals The

More information

AP Psychology Chapter 1 Notes Ms. Walker 20- Jan- 12 1

AP Psychology Chapter 1 Notes Ms. Walker 20- Jan- 12 1 AP Psychology Chapter 1 Notes Ms. Walker 20- Jan- 12 1 Objectives of chapter 1 Provide a definition of psychology. Discriminate from among the different subfields of psychology and provide some examples.

More information

CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology. Semester Hours: 3

CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology. Semester Hours: 3 CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology Semester Hours: 3 INSTRUCTOR: Mrs. Ethenia Bonham Email: ethenia.bonham@ctcd.edu Telephone Number: 804-955-5700 Class Meeting time and location:

More information

Much ha happened since Mendel

Much ha happened since Mendel Chapter 15 Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance Much ha happened since Mendel We can show genes are located at particular loci on chromosomes Using fluorescent dye to mark a particular gene 1 The use of these

More information

Informed Consent in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research

Informed Consent in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research Informed Consent in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research Kathryn R. Cullen, M.D. Assistant Professor and Division Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry University of Minnesota

More information

contact info. Course coordinator can be reached at

contact info. Course coordinator can be reached at Course Outline BGEN3020 Introduction to Human Genetics Course Coordinator: Dr. David Merz Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics Faculty of Health Sciences Rm 324 Basic Medical Sciences Building

More information

HEREDITARY INFLUENCES ON DEVELOPMENT

HEREDITARY INFLUENCES ON DEVELOPMENT HEREDITARY INFLUENCES ON DEVELOPMENT HEREDITARY INFLUENCES ON DEVELOPMENT Genotype: genes that one inherits Phenotype: how one s genotype is expressed in observable or measurable characteristics PRINCIPLES

More information

PDF - BIPOLAR DISORDER STATISTICS 2017

PDF - BIPOLAR DISORDER STATISTICS 2017 23 February, 2018 PDF - BIPOLAR DISORDER STATISTICS 2017 Document Filetype: PDF 413.76 KB 0 PDF - BIPOLAR DISORDER STATISTICS 2017 Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder are completely

More information

Nature = biology - your genetic make up - determines the range of an individual s potential

Nature = biology - your genetic make up - determines the range of an individual s potential Nature Vs. Nurture Nature = biology - your genetic make up - determines the range of an individual s potential Nurture = socialization - everything that influences a person since conception - determines

More information

Prentice Hall. Biology: Concepts and Connections, 6th Edition (Campbell, et al) High School

Prentice Hall. Biology: Concepts and Connections, 6th Edition (Campbell, et al) High School Prentice Hall Biology: Concepts and Connections, 6th Edition (Campbell, et al) 2009 High School C O R R E L A T E D T O Biology I Students should understand that scientific knowledge is gained from observation

More information

Course Outcome Summary

Course Outcome Summary Course Information: Description: Instruction Level: 11-12 Total Credits: 1 Prerequisites: Textbooks: Psychology Psychology is a challenging and fascinating study of human behavior. Discover what psychologists

More information

Biomarkers and Mental Illness

Biomarkers and Mental Illness Biomarkers and Mental Illness Paul C. Guest Biomarkers and Mental Illness It s Not All in the Mind Paul C. Guest Charlesworth House Debden, Essex, UK ISBN 978-3-319-46087-1 ISBN 978-3-319-46088-8 (ebook)

More information

Genes are found on Chromosomes! Genes are found on Chromosomes! I. Types of Mutations

Genes are found on Chromosomes! Genes are found on Chromosomes! I. Types of Mutations Genes are found on Chromosomes! genes and chromosomes are made up of DNA, which is the genetic material for all life on earth genes are found on a specific region on a chromosome; called a locus (loci)

More information

COURSE OUTLINE Unit I: History, Approaches and Research Methods ( [CR1] [CR2] [CR16] Unit II: Biological Basis of Behavior [CR3] (

COURSE OUTLINE Unit I: History, Approaches and Research Methods ( [CR1] [CR2] [CR16] Unit II: Biological Basis of Behavior [CR3] ( COURSE OUTLINE Unit I: History, Approaches and Research Methods (Meyers, Prologue & Chapter 1) A. Logic, Philosophy, and History of Science B. Approaches/Perspectives [CR1] C. Experimental, Correlation,

More information

Full file at

Full file at Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings Learning Goals Learning Goal 1: Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development. A. Define natural selection and adaptive behavior. B. Discuss the ideas proposed

More information