The Idea That Physiological Factors May Play a Role in Criminal

question 42

True/False

The idea that physiological factors may play a role in criminal behavior is no longer taken seriously by modern criminologists.

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Definitions:

Human Genome

The complete set of nucleic acid sequences for humans, encoded as DNA within the 23 chromosome pairs in cell nuclei and in a small DNA molecule found within individual mitochondria.

Genes

The basic physical and functional units of heredity, made up of DNA, which determine specific characteristics by encoding proteins.

Recessive Genes

Genes that are not expressed in the phenotype unless two copies are present, one from each parent.

Dominant Gene

A gene that expresses its phenotype in the presence of another allele, overshadowing recessive genes when only one copy is present.