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Biological Beginnings Flashcards

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natural selection

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evolutionary process by which those individuals of a species that are best adapted are the ones that survive and reproduce

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Darwin

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On the Origin of Species, adaptation to survive & pass on genes

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adaptive behavior

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behavior that promotes an organism’s survival in the natural habitat

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evolutionary psychology

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emphasizes importance of adaptation, reproduction, and “survival of the fittest” in shaping behavior

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Buss

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evolution pervasively influences our aggression, fears, and mating habits

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extended childhood of humans

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to develop large brain and experiences necessary to become competent adults before reproducing

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Baltes

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benefits conferred by evolutionary selection decrease with age, thereby making old age filled w/diseases & disorders like Alzheimer’s that would have been weeded out through natural selection if it affected more 20 year-olds

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bidirectional evolutionary view

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just as our environment shapes us, we shape our environments, cyclical

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chromosomes

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nucleus of human cells, threadlike DNA structures

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DNA

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complex molecule w/ double helix shape (like a spiral staircase) that carry genetic info

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Gene

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units of hereditary info, short segments of DNA, humans have about 20,500 genes that collaborate with each other and with nongenetic factors inside & outside the body

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mitosis

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cell reproduction wherein nucleus duplicates itself and then cell divides, each w/ 23 pairs of chromosomes

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meiosis

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person reproduction where cell of the testes or ovaries duplicates its chromosomes but then divides twice, forming 4 cells with half the genetic material each so that each egg or sperm has 23 unpaired chromosomes

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fertilization

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egg & sperm fuse to create a single cell, called a zygote

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X & Y chromosomes

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females-23rd pair is XX

males-23rd pair is XY

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genetic variability

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combining genes of 2 parents is valuable b/c there are more characteristics for natural selection to operate on

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genotype

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all of a person’s genetic material

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phenotype

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observable characteristics, expressed genetic material

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dominant vs. recessive genes

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dominant-the gene that exerts its effects

recessive-the gene that is overridden by the dominant one, only being expressed if both genes in the pair are recessive

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X-linked inheritance

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when a mutated gene is carried on the X chromosome
In males (who have no “back-up” X) it will express itself.
In females it will usually be overridden.

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genetic imprinting

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the expression of a gene has different effects depending on whether the mother or the father passed it on

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polygenic inheritance

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the interaction of many different genes that affect a characteristic

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chromosomal abnormalities

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lack of appropriate number of chromosomes

Down syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, Turner syndrome, XYY syndrome

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gene-linked abnormalities

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presence of harmful genes

Phenylketonuria (PKU), Sickle-cell anemia

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ultrasound sonography

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prenatal medical procedure in which high-frequency sound waves are directed into the pregnant woman’s abdomen, no risk, detects structural abnormalities

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fetal MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging uses a magnet and radio images to generate detailed images of the body’s organs and structures

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chorionic villus sampling

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prenatal medical procedure in which a small sample of the placenta is removed

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amniocentesis

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prenatal medical procedure in which a sample of amniotic fluid is withdrawn by syringe and tested for chromosomal or metabolic disorders

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triple screen

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maternal blood test to determine elevated risk for birth defects

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noninvasive prenatal diagnosis

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isolating and examining fetal cells circulating in the mother’s blood and analyzing cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma

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infertility

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approx. 10-15% of couples in the US struggle; more than 2 million couples seek help for infertility yearly

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adoption

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children adopted very early in life have better outcomes than those adopted as older children

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behavior genetics

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field that seeks to discover the influence of heredity and environment on individual differences in human traits and development

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twin study

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behavioral similarity of identical twins is compared with the behavioral similarity of fraternal twins

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adoption study

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investigators seek to discover whether behavior and psychological characteristics of adopted children are more like those of their adoptive parents or their biological parents

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heredity-environment correlations

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individuals’ genes may influence the types of environments to which they are exposed

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passive genotype-environment correlations

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biological parents, who are genetically related to the child, also provide the rearing environment

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evocative genotype-environment correlations

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a child’s characteristics elicit certain types of environments

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active (niche-picking) genotype-environment correlations

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children seek out environments they find compatible and stimulating

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shared environmental experiences

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siblings’ common experiences

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nonshared environmental experiences

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a child’s unique experiences, both with the family and outside the family

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epigenetic view

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development is the result of an ongoing, bidirectional interchange between heredity and the environment

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G X E interaction

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gene X environment interaction

the interaction of a specific measured variation in the DNA and a specific measured aspect of the environment

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pharmacogenetics

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study of gene-environment interaction involving the individual’s genotype and drug treatment

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