APPsychologyChapter3+Genes+and+Genetics

Example #1 – The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
 * Genes and Identity **

Are You My Dad? Police Sgt. Chris Walker, right, had suspicions about the new detective in his department. After chatting him up, Walker knew -- the new guy was his dad. Det. Clay Hamilton was a teenager when he dated Walker's mom. Hamilton always thought he had a child, but could never find him. A DNA test proved the link. Click the video and see the story as told on the Today show or you can go to Today at msnbc and find the story and video there.

media type="custom" key="3498268" Birds of a genetic feather flock together: Siblings Yvonne and Ken Whitty found out they had been living just 300 yards apart from each other in England despite having lost contact decades ago, according to media accounts in January. The pair failed to stay in touch over the years after their parents died when they were young.



Long-Lost Brothers: Lew Manilow, left, and Jack Shore were both born to the same parents, Manilow in Michigan and Shore in Ohio. Manilow was given up for adoption. The octogenarians eventually discovered they were brothers and lived six blocks from each other in Chicago, according to November media accounts. They had even met once at a previous home of Manilow's.

 Crazy Eights: Sister Chloe Shumacher, 11, and father Chad Riniker of Lisbon, Iowa, greet new brother and son Xander Riniker -- who was born at 8:08 a.m. on Aug. 8, 2008, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces.  Chapter 3 Outside Readings will be: __**Boys? Girls? Hormones and Behavior**__ from LIFE magazine __**Is Everybody Crazy?**__ by