The Field of Behavioral Genetics Specializes in the Consequences of Heredity

question 165

True/False

The field of behavioral genetics specializes in the consequences of heredity on behavior.

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Definitions:

Pesticides

Chemical substances used to kill, repel, or control pests, including insects, weeds, rodents, and fungi that affect plants or animals.

Ultraviolet Radiation

A type of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light but longer than X-rays, capable of causing chemical reactions and damage to living organisms.

X-rays

A form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of UV rays, commonly used in medicine for imaging internal structures.

Myosin

Muscle protein making up the thick filaments in a sarcomere; it pulls actin to shorten the sarcomere, yielding muscle contraction. See also actin.