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| What is our basic genetic endowment and how can human development go awry? |
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Definition
*Child recieves 23 csomes from each parent
*Gregor Mendel discovered genetics
*Genes can become physically damaged or may mutate
*Genetic counselors perform tests to find potentially genetic abnormalities. |
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Term
| How do the environment and genetics work together to determine human characteristics? |
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Definition
*Genetically based traits that form a possibility are genotype.
*Ultimate expression is then phenotype |
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Term
| Which human characteristics are significantly influenced by heredity? |
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Definition
*Interaction of Nature vs. Nurture
*Intelligence can be related to genetics but also environment
*Neuroticism and extroversion |
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Term
| What happens during the prenatal stages of development? |
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Definition
*Union of sperm and ovum
*Infertility in 15%
*Germinal Stage (fert-2 weeks)
*Embryonic stage (2-8)
*Fetal (8 weeks-birth) |
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Term
| What are the threats to the fetal environment, and what can be done about them? |
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Definition
*diet
*age
*illness
*drug
*alcohol
*tobacco |
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