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Children, 7/e
John W. Santrock, University of Texas, Dallas
Biological Beginnings
Learning Objectives
By the time you have completed this chapter, you should be able to reach the following goals:
1
Explain the concepts of natural selection and adaptive behavior.
2
Describe the evolutionary psychology perspective.
3
Discuss genetic foundations.
4
Describe some chromosome and gene-linked abnormalities.
5
Understand reproduction challenges and choices.
6
Evaluate heredity-environment interaction.
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