One Day You and a Friend Are Talking and Your

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Essay

One day you and a friend are talking and your friend states,"Development is the result of the genes that you inherit,and those genes put you on a developmental path that stays the same throughout your life." What can you tell your friend about the issues of nature vs.nurture and continuity vs.discontinuity?

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Definitions:

Methyloctane

A type of hydrocarbon compound characterized by its chemical structure that includes an octane backbone with a methyl group attached.

Condensed Structural Formula

A condensed structural formula is a method of describing the elements or molecules that compose a compound and their arrangement in a compact form without drawing full structural diagrams.

Dimethylbutane

An organic compound with the formula C6H14, a type of alkane that is used as a fuel.

Dimethylpentane

An isomer of hexane, used as a reference fuel in octane rating and found in various petroleum distillates.