读写译2 Genes and Personality 课前演讲.pptx

UNIT4 Genes and Personality 胡青娇 Class 5 Group 6 1 of 16 Class 5 Group 6 Genes and Personality What in your mind when we referenced to the gene? 2 of 16 Class 5 Group 6 Genes and Personality We may think… SOMETHING ABOUT GENES 3 of 16 Class 5 Group 6 Genes and Personality Gene, is a part of the DNA, which has lots of information about our characteristic that related to the normal life,such as the appearance,the character building and so forth. SOMETHING ABOUT GENES 4 of 16 Class 5 Group 6 Genes and Personality Gene can beinherited(继承) from parents that acquired during a persons lifetime. The gene plays an great important role in the body and decide many characteristic we have though.  beinherit [ɪnherɪt] Behavioral genetics 6 of 16 行为遗传学 Behavioral genetics, a relatively new field, seeks to understand both the genetic and environmental contributions to individual variations in animal (including human) behavior. Genes and Personality Difference 7 of 16 Traditional research strategies in behavioral genetics include studies of twins and adoptees to sort biological from environmental influences. Recent research have added the pieces of DNA associated with particular behaviors. Class 5 Group 6 Genes and Personality Points 8 of 16 1)Behavior often is species specific. Class 5 Group 6 Genes and Personality 9 of 16 2)Behaviors change in response to alterations in biological structures or processes. Points Class 5 Group 6 Genes and Personality 10 of 16 3)In humans, some behaviors run in families. Points Class 5 Group 6 Genes and Personality 11 of 16 4)Behavior has an evolutionary history that persists across related species. Points Class 5 Group 6 Genes and Personality Researchers in the field 12 of 16 Dr. Dean Hamer is a geneticist, the director of the Gene Structure and Regulation Unit at the U. S. National Cancer Institute. In the 1990s Dr. Hamer began studies of the role of genes in human behavior. For the past years, Dr. Hamer has studied the role of inheritance