Test Bank - Biopsychology, 10th Edition All Chapters With correct Answers
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Test Bank - Biopsychology, 10th Edition All Chapters With correct Answers
.Alleles - ANSWER-Different forms of a gene
.amphibians - ANSWER-vertebrates that live in water and on land, smooth skin covers body, lay eggs, cold blooded. evolved 400 million years ago
.analogous - ANSWER-stru...
Test Bank - Biopsychology, 10th Edition All
Chapters With correct Answers
.Alleles - ANSWER-Different forms of a gene
.amphibians - ANSWER-vertebrates that live in water and on land, smooth skin covers body, lay eggs,
cold blooded. evolved 400 million years ago
.analogous - ANSWER-structures that are similar but do not have a common evolutionary origin
.Asomatognosia - ANSWER-a deficiency in the awareness of parts of one's own body
.autosomal chromosomes - ANSWER-matched pair chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes
.brain stem - ANSWER-regulates reflex activities that are critical for survival
.Cartesian Dualism - ANSWER-Separation of mind and matter, allowed something to be investigated
independently by reason
.Cerebrum - ANSWER-Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body
.Chordates - ANSWER-animals with dorsal nerve cords
.Chromosomes - ANSWER-threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes
, .Codon - ANSWER-three-nucleotide sequence on messenger RNA that codes for a single amino acid
.conspecifics - ANSWER-members of the same species
.convergent evolution - ANSWER-Evolution toward similar characteristics in unrelated species
.convolutions - ANSWER-the folds in the cerebral cortex that increase the surface area of the brain
.deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) - ANSWER-A double-stranded, helical nucleic acid molecule capable of
replicating and determining the inherited structure of a cell's proteins.
.dichotomous traits - ANSWER-traits that occur in one form or the other, never in combination
.dizygotic twins - ANSWER-fraternal twins
.DNA methylation - ANSWER-The addition of methyl groups (—CH3) to bases of DNA after DNA
synthesis; may serve as a long-term control of gene expression.
.dominant trait - ANSWER-the trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different
traits are bred
.Enhancers - ANSWER-stretches of DNA whose function is to determine whether particular structural
genes initiate the synthesis of proteins and at what rate
.Epigenetics - ANSWER-the study of influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change
.Ethology - ANSWER-study of animal behavior in the wild
.exaptations - ANSWER-evolved to serve one function and were later co-opted to serve another
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