Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Genetic Lingo

Genetic Lingo

Pedigree Analysis

Pedigree Analysis

Pedigree Analysis

Pedigree Analysis

Background and Environment Affect Phenotype

Background and Environment Affect Phenotype

Although the genetic makeup of an organism plays a major role in determining the phenotype, there are also several environmental factors, such as temperature, oxygen availability, presence of mutagens, that can alter an organism’s phenotype.
An example of how genetic background affects phenotype can be seen in horses. The Extension gene in horses is responsible for their coat color. A wild-type gene (EE) produces black pigment in the coat, while a mutant gene (ee) produces red pigment. A...

Law of Segregation

Law of Segregation

When crossing pea plants, Mendel noticed that one of the parental traits would sometimes disappear in the first generation of offspring, called the F1 generation, and could reappear in the next generation (F2). He concluded that one of the traits must be dominant over the other, thereby causing masking of one trait in the F1 generation. When he crossed the F1 plants, he found that 75% of the offspring in the F2 generation had the dominant phenotype, while 25% had the recessive phenotype.

Human Genetics

Human Genetics

Human genetics provides a profound framework for understanding the interplay between genetic predispositions and human psychology. At the heart of this discipline lies the study of how genes influence physical traits, behaviors, and susceptibility to diseases. Each person carries a unique genetic code that subtly or significantly shapes their psychological and behavioral landscape.
The complex relationship between genetics and psychology is observable through common biological components such...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

On the role of the insula cortex in inhibitory control: insights from alpha and theta directed connectivity dynamics.

Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)·2025

Same author

Chronic alcohol-induced brain states limit propagation of direct cortical stimulation.

Scientific reports·2025

Same author

Distinct Alpha Connectivity Patterns During Response Inhibition in Alcohol Use Disorder.

Human brain mapping·2025

Same author

Metacontrol is reflected in phasic but not tonic cognitive control dynamics.

Scientific reports·2025

Same author

Uncertainty, Cognitive Control and Theta-Band Activity: A Relationship That Depends on Metacontrol Requirements.

Human brain mapping·2025

Same author

The Dynamic Management of Working Memory Is Supported by Aperiodic Neural Activity.

Psychophysiology·2025

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Apr 20, 2026

Block Building Task Identifies Distinct Groups of Left/Right-hand Choice Patterns After Unilateral Peripheral Nerve Injury

Block Building Task Identifies Distinct Groups of Left/Right-hand Choice Patterns After Unilateral Peripheral Nerve Injury

Published on: March 21, 2025

Handedness genetics: considering the phenotype

Sebastian Ocklenburg¹, Christian Beste², Larissa Arning³

¹Biopsychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Ruhr-University Bochum Bochum, Germany.

Frontiers in Psychology

|November 27, 2014

Summary

No abstract available in PubMed .

Keywords:

genotype handedness hemispheric asymmetry hemispheric lateralization laterality motor control ontogenesis phenotype

More Related Videos

A Phenotyping Regimen for Genetically Modified Mice Used to Study Genes Implicated in Human Diseases of Aging

A Phenotyping Regimen for Genetically Modified Mice Used to Study Genes Implicated in Human Diseases of Aging

Published on: July 14, 2016

Design, Fabrication, and Administration of the Hand Active Sensation Test HASTe

Design, Fabrication, and Administration of the Hand Active Sensation Test HASTe

Published on: September 8, 2015

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Apr 20, 2026

Block Building Task Identifies Distinct Groups of Left/Right-hand Choice Patterns After Unilateral Peripheral Nerve Injury

Block Building Task Identifies Distinct Groups of Left/Right-hand Choice Patterns After Unilateral Peripheral Nerve Injury

Published on: March 21, 2025

A Phenotyping Regimen for Genetically Modified Mice Used to Study Genes Implicated in Human Diseases of Aging

A Phenotyping Regimen for Genetically Modified Mice Used to Study Genes Implicated in Human Diseases of Aging

Published on: July 14, 2016

Design, Fabrication, and Administration of the Hand Active Sensation Test HASTe

Design, Fabrication, and Administration of the Hand Active Sensation Test HASTe

Published on: September 8, 2015