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04/22/2013

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Term
T-Cells
Definition
Help B cells make antibody
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2n
Definition
46 chromosomes, a normal person
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Autosomes
Definition
22 pairs (44 total) Chromosomes that everyone has
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Sex Chromosomes
Definition
1 Pair (2 total) Male= XY Female= XX
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SRY
Definition
Sex determining region on the Y chromosome, Male determining gene
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Aneuploidy
Definition
Gain or loss of one or 2 chromosomes
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Trisomoy 13
Definition
Patau syndrome die within a year
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Trisomy 18
Definition
Edwards syndrome, die soon after birth
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Trisomy 21
Definition
Down Syndrome, 1/2 the average life span
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Bar Body
Definition
Inactive X Chromsome. Indicates the cell comes from a female. No bar body = male
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Turner syndrome
Definition
Woman with XO, poorly developed ovaries
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Klinefelter syndrome
Definition
Male XXY, Underdeveloped testes
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Mosaicism
Definition
Individuals with two different types of cells, two different color eyes
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Sexual Mosaicism
Definition
Individuals made up of two different types of sexual tissue
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Intersexuality
Definition
Used to describe humans with both sexual organs
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Sex Linked
Definition
Study of genes located on the X chromosome, color blindness and hemophilia
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Holandric
Definition
Gene on the Y-chromosome
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Sex limited
Definition
Autosomal gene, expressed in just one sex
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Sex influenced
Definition
Autosomal gene that exhibits reversal of dominance between sexes, baldness in men
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Invitro fertilization (IVF)
Definition
Fertilization That occurs outside of the body
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Artificial insemination
Definition
Doctor uses a syringe to put sperm in a woman
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Natural insemination
Definition
When a male ejaculates in a female
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