IS THERE BEHAVIORAL GENETICS? BEHAVIORAL GENETICS LECTURES BYDR. ROBERT SAPOLSKY (STANFORD UNIVERSITY, 2010)

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  • DÉBORA ANDRADE PEREIRA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/polemica.2012.3102

Abstract

This report summarizes the main points covered in the Behavioral Genetics lectures, taught by Dr. Robert Sapolsky as part of the Behavioral Biology Course (Stanford University, 2010). The main topics addressed include: classic behavioral genetics techniques - and respective errors; the importance of environmental factors; the non-genetic inheritance of characters; epigenetics; variability and heritability; environmental influences erroneously discarded in behavorial studies; and interdependence of genetics and environment on behavioral determinism.

Key words: biology, genetics, behavior

Author Biography

DÉBORA ANDRADE PEREIRA

Estudante no segundo ano da graduação semipresencial em Ciências Biológicas na UERJ/CEDERJ. Possui pós-graduação em Tradução pela Universidade Gama Filho (2011) e é tradutora para as áreas técnica e científica desde 2010

Published

2012-05-03

How to Cite

PEREIRA, D. A. (2012). IS THERE BEHAVIORAL GENETICS? BEHAVIORAL GENETICS LECTURES BYDR. ROBERT SAPOLSKY (STANFORD UNIVERSITY, 2010). POLÊM!CA, 11(2), 307 a 313. https://doi.org/10.12957/polemica.2012.3102

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