1 | Phenotype (P) | | _____ | interactions between alleles at different loci |
2 | Genotype (G) | | _____ | proportion of P variation solely as a result of A |
3 | Environment (E) | | _____ | avoidance of open areas and tendency to seek physical contact with objects |
4 | Gene-environment Interaction (GEI) | | _____ | procedure in which gene expression is reduced |
5 | Instinct | | _____ | typical form of an organism or gene that occurs in nature |
6 | Reflex | | _____ | stem cells that can differentiate into any type of cell |
7 | Major Gene | | _____ | proportion of P variation in a population that is due to G variation |
8 | Minor Gene | | _____ | behaviors that are performed the same way each time, fully expressed the first time they are exhibited, and present even in individuals raised in isolation |
9 | Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) | | _____ | procedure in which a single gene is rendered nonfunctional |
10 | QTL Mapping | | _____ | genetic map that shows relative positions of genetic markers on chromosomes |
11 | Linkage Map | | _____ | range of behaviors expressed by a single genotype in different environments |
12 | Genetic Markers | | _____ | alleles that code for P |
13 | Totipotent | | _____ | measurement of gene activity via quantifying gene products (mRNA); also known as gene expression profiling |
14 | Gene Expression Profiling | | _____ | conditions an individual has experienced |
15 | Knockout Technique | | _____ | statistical technique used to determine the locations of QTL |
16 | Thigmotaxis | | _____ | 2D visualizations of sounds; also known as a sonogram |
17 | Broad-sense Heritability | | _____ | consistent differences in behavior in individuals over time and across different environments |
18 | Additive Effects (A) | | _____ | fruit fly larval variation that has long foraging trails and is more likely to leave a food patch |
19 | Dominance Effect (D) | | _____ | individual gene that is responsible for a small fraction of P variation |
20 | Epistasis (I) | | _____ | process by which genes are switched on or off |
21 | Narrow-sense Heritability | | _____ | observed traits of an individual |
22 | Gene Expression | | _____ | the average effect of individual genes on P |
23 | Microarray Analysis | | _____ | fruit fly larval variation that has short foraging trails and is less likely to leave a food patch |
24 | Close-ended Learner | | _____ | involuntary movement in response to a stimulus |
25 | Open-ended Learner | | _____ | stretches of DNA that either contain or are linked to genes that influence traits |
26 | Knockdown Technique | | _____ | learning can occur throughout life and be facilitated by different means |
27 | Spectrogram | | _____ | interaction between alleles at one locus |
28 | Reaction Norm | | _____ | interactions between G and E that affect P |
29 | Rover | | _____ | learning can only occur during a critical period and be facilitated by a conspecific tutor |
30 | Sitter | | _____ | individual gene that is responsible for a large fraction of P variation; also known as a candidate gene |
31 | Personality | | _____ | another method of determining candidate genes; also known as microarray analysis |
32 | Wild Type | | _____ | short sequences of known DNA |