kpol

show that the adopted child will be most like the biological mom; personality more similar to biological parents

• Adoption studies

• Behavior genetics

• Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

• Evolutionary psychologists

the sex chromosome found only in males

• X-chromosome

• Testosterone

• Y-chromosome

• Genome

the sex chromosome found in both men and women

• Mutation

• X-chromosome

• Testosterone

• Y-chromosome

research done using twins

• Dizygotic twins

• Twin study

• Monozygotic twins

• Adoption studies

inherited physical characteristic

• Genetic relatives

• Traits

• Twin study

• Y-chromosome

the most important of the male sex hormones

• Mutation

• Testosterone

• Traits

• Phenotype

a series of behaviors, actions, and consequences that are expected in a particular situation or environment

• Mutation

• Social scripts

• Heredity

• Genotype

this is the "outward physical manifestation" of the organism; these are the physical parts, the sum of the atoms, molecules, macromolecules, cells, metabolism, energy utilization, tissues, organs, reflexes and behaviors

• Testosterone

• Phenotype

• Gender

• Traits

The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those that lead to increased reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations

• Environmental relatives

• Adoption studies

• Molecular behavior genetics

• Natural selection

a random error in gene replication that leads to a change

• Heredity

• Interaction

• Mutation

• Phenotype