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Basics of genetics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Brain development begins soon after conception and continues well beyond birth. Genes, the basic physical unit of heredity, are key to brain development. Genes set the parameters for the basic structures of the developing brain. Genes and experiences work together, and we can think of them as being inextricably linked.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next reading provides an overview of some key terms that are important for understanding that both genetic and environmental factors influence brain development. On the pages that follow, we will look more closely at these concepts.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Now check your understanding of some of these terms.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In the next video, Dr. Marla Sokolowski, professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto, describes what a gene is.<\/p>\n\n\n

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