The Genetics of Handedness

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Which of the following best describes heredity?

  • The impact of environmental factors on physical characteristics and aspects of personality and behavior
  • The combination of genetic and environmental factors on physical characteristics and aspects of personality and behavior
  • The influence of genetic factors on physical characteristics and aspects of personality and behavior (correct)
  • The process of inheriting physical characteristics and aspects of personality and behavior from relatives

If both parents are left-handed, is it more likely for their child to be left-handed as well?

  • Yes, but only if the child has a specific gene for left-handedness
  • Yes, left-handedness tends to run in families (correct)
  • No, handedness is determined solely by environmental factors
  • No, there is no correlation between parental handedness and child handedness

When psychologists study heritability, they are primarily interested in

  • The extent to which a characteristic varies within a population and can be attributed to genes (correct)
  • The influence of cultural factors on genetic traits
  • The correlation between genetic traits and intelligence
  • The impact of environmental factors on genetic traits

What is the Human Genome Project?

<p>A research project coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health to map the human genome (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does heritability measure?

<p>The extent to which a characteristic varies within a population and can be attributed to genes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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