Biological Flashcards

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1
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genetic inheritance

A

50% mother, 50% father

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2
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MZ

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monozygotic

identical twins

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3
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DZ

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dizygotic
non-identical
share 50% of genes (same as normal siblings)

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4
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concordance rates

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% of both twins displaying the same characteristics

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5
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higher concordance rates

A

monozygotic

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6
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gottesman and shields

A

58% concordance rate for schizophrenia in MZ

12% concordance rate for DZ

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7
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genotype

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genetic code written in dna of individual cells

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8
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phenotype

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physical appearance of individual

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9
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eye colour

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genotype (one recessive one dominant) cannot be distinguished by phenotype

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10
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nervous system

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sends messages to one part of the body from the other

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11
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neurons

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transmit impulses in the form of electrical signals

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12
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largest part of the brain

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cerebrum 85% total mass

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13
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function of cerebellum

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automatic functions (unconscious e.g. breathing)

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14
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cerebrum frontal lobe

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speech
thought
learning

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15
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cerebrum temporal lobe

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hearing and memory

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16
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cerebrum parietal lobe

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sensory information

17
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cerebrum occipital lobe

A

visual information

18
Q

cerebrum unconscious actions

A

cerebellum

19
Q

speech
thought
learning

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frontal lobe

cerebrum

20
Q

hearing

memory

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temporal lobe

cerebrum

21
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sensory information

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parietal lobe

cerebrum

22
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visual information

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occipital lobe

cerebrum

23
Q

neurotransmitters

A

chemical released at the end of a neuron

24
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synapse

A

gap between neurons