By 8 Years of Age, Increasing Brain _____ Results in Development

question 131

Short Answer

By 8 years of age, increasing brain _____ results in development of massive interconnections that are crucial for the complex tasks that children must master.

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Definitions:

Dominant

Referring to a trait, gene, or character that is more likely to express itself in the phenotype over another (recessive) form.

Recessive

Describes a gene that is expressed in offspring only when it is inherited from both parents, as opposed to a dominant gene.

Epigenetics

The study of heritable changes in gene expression that occur without changes to the DNA sequence itself.

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an individual organism, encompassing all of its genes.