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Course: HUM 161, Spring 2008School: Vanderbilt
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Tuesday Notes 2/12 - - - SNP's testing genomes Line up SNP's along chromosome Candidate approach (not political) o What genes did DR. Fowler study? MAOA and 5HTT o What basics did he choose those genes? Seretonin Regulates social behavior Data comes from flies Pre-supposing Limits where you're going Does this bias the experiment? What assumptions made? are Genetic linkage o Silver fox experiment o Can we...
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SNP's testing genomes Line up SNP's along chromosome Candidate approach (not political) o What genes did DR. Fowler study? MAOA and 5HTT o What basics did he choose those genes? Seretonin Regulates social behavior Data comes from flies Pre-supposing Limits where you're going Does this bias the experiment? What assumptions made? are Genetic linkage o Silver fox experiment o Can we "breed up" desired human traits o Fowler said same thing Groups segregate themselves One in a bar, one in a church o Crossing over? Man's impact on evolution o Chaos and time o We have this huge brain o We can rapidly change the environment o Evolution is slow o
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