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Explain the Role of a Modifier Gene

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Explain the role of a modifier gene.


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Fixation

A persistent focus on an earlier psychosexual stage due to unresolved conflicts; in psychoanalysis, this can lead to personality traits and behaviors associated with that stage.

Genital Stage

The final stage in Freud's psychosexual development, starting in puberty, where sexual maturation is complete and sexual interests become concentrated on the genitals.

Fixation

In psychoanalytic theory, an obsessive focus or attachment to a developmental stage, idea, or aspect of life that may hinder psychological development.

Childhood Stage

A developmental period in a person's life that spans from birth to the onset of adolescence, characterized by rapid physical, cognitive, and emotional growth.

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