Learned versus Inherited Behavior

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Learned versus Inherited Behavior
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What are inherited traits?

• Physical traits that are a result of our genes.

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What are acquired traits?

• Traits that are a result of our upbringing.
• Language and food preferences

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Both acquired and inherited traits

• Intelligence
• Personality
• Risk for diseases

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Inherited Traits

• Inherit physical traits from out parents through
  genes.
• Physical appearance phenotype
• Phenotype is dependent on our genotype
• Genotype is our gene make-up or our chemical
  blueprint found in our DNA.
• Inherited characteristics can be
• Color of an animals fur
• Length of an animals claws
• In humans, rolling your tongue is and inherited
  trait

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Inherited Traits

• An organism cannot control or change the
  inherited traits it has from birth.

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Examples of Inherited Traits

• Whales have the ability to swim at birth
• Lizards move into the sun to get warm
• Migrating birds
• Hibernating
• Female dogs know how to take care of their young
• Survival skills

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Environmental Factors (Acquired)

• These factors play an important role in how we
  act.
• Acquired traits are a result of our environment.
• Language is an acquired trait

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Some traits are acquired/inherited

• Weight
• Skin color
• Intelligence
• disease

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Reason scientist can say traits are a result of
both genes and environment

• Scientist have studied identical twins to
  determine the affects of environment and genes
• Identical twins have the same DNA
• If DNA was the only factor that determined who we
  are, then identical twins would be identical in
  every way.
• Environmental factors like diet, exercise, time
  spent outdoors, and schooling also affect who an
  individual becomes.