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Chapter 2 The Beginnings: From Conception to Birth Flashcards

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1
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what chromosome is smaller

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Y

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how many pairs of chromosomes

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23 pairs

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what special gene does Y carry

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SRY

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what does. SRY gene do

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activates hormones to grow a penis

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Y comes from the

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father

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Each reproductive cell is called a

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gamete

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when two gametes combine they create one new cell called a

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zygote

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what is the only cell In the human body that does not contain all of the persons chromosomes

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gamete

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genome

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entire packet of instructions to make a living organism

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allele

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any variation within a gene

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10
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alleles can be

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crucial

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epigenegtics

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the many aspects of the science of how the environment affects genetic expression

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genotype

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all the genetic material that the 46 chromosomes carry
inherited and passed down

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can you tell the genotype by looking at someone

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no

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phenotype

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actually appearance and manifest behavior of a person

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15
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every genotype produces ______ phenotypes

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many

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16
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methylation

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when methyl surrounding each gene enhances, transcribes, connects, empowers, silences, and alters genetic interactions

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microbiome

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refers to all the microbes that live within every part of the body

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18
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copy number variations

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genes with repeats or deletions of base pairs

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19
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interactions among genes and alleles are often called

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additive
* because their effects add up to influence the phenotype

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20
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alleles can be

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dominant or recessive

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21
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a person is called a carrier of the recessive gene when

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it is on the genotype but not the phenotype

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22
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almost every trait is polygenic

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meaning many genes

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23
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monozygotic twins

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identical
* zygote splits

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dizygotic

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fraternal
* female released 2 eggs

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who are more likely to have two ova released with a cycle

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older women

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26
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identical twins are always the same

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sex

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27
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3 stages of prenatal development

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germinal
embryonic
fetal

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28
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germinal time line

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first 2 weeks

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29
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embryonic period

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3-8

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30
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fetal time peroid

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8 to birth

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31
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2 distinct parts in the germinal phase

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shell-placental
nucleus- embryo

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32
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first task of the shell is

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implantation

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33
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day 14 what appears

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primitive streak

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34
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what is a primitive streak

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neural tube

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35
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when is it called a fetus

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beginning of 9 to birth

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age of viability

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when a fetus born far too early might survive

37
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what is the age of viability

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around 22 weeks

38
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when can the infant recognize the mother

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day or two after birth

39
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fontanels

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areas on top of newborn head where the skull bones have not yet fused

40
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three chromosomes at particular location

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trisomy

41
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3 chromosomes at 13th site

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patau syndrome

42
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3 chromosomes at 18th

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Edwards syndrome

43
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3 chromosomes at 21 site

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down syndrome

44
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Down syndrome middle age at risk for

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alzheimers disease

45
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one sex chromosome at 23rd site

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turner sundrome

46
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examples of dominant disorders

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muscular dystrophy
marfan syndrome
huntingonts

47
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examples of recessive conditions

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hemophilia
fragile X sundrime

48
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fragile X syndrome

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more than 200 repetitions on one stretch of gene

49
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nurture begins at

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prenatal

50
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teratogen

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anything that increases risk of prenatal abnormalities and birth complications
* drugs, viruses, pollutants, malnutrition, stress

51
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some teratogens cause damage only during

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critical peroid

52
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many teratogens have a threshold effect

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virtually harmless until exposure reaches a certain level

53
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drinking can lead to

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fetal alcohol syndrome (early)
fetal alcohol effect (later)

54
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folic acid deficient can lead to

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spina bifida

55
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low birth weight

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under 2,500 grams

56
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being underweight at birth has lifelong consequences including

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heart disease, less education, more obesity

57
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what is the most common reason for low birth weight

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malnutrition
2nd is drugs
3rd is multiple births

58
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immigrant paradox

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newborns of immigrant women tend to be heavier and healthier than those born to native born women of the same SES

59
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two conditions that produce heavier babies

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obesity and diabetes

60
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what hormone starts labor

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oxytocin

61
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what is considered full term

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2 weeks before or after due date

62
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doula

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person trained to support laboring woman
* proven helpful to immigrant, low income, unpartnered women

63
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C section

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surgical procedure removed through abdomen

64
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newborn health is often measured by

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Apgar scale
* color, heart rate, cry, muscle tone, breathing

65
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postpartum depression usually recovers in

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6 months

66
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couvade

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parental experiences of pregnancy and birth

67
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precent of c section

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21%

68
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similar genes humans share

A

99%

69
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genes

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genetic material/DNA which influences some specific aspect of development

70
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chromosomes

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organized chain of genes

71
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22 of chromosome pairs are

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autosomes

72
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23rd pair of chromosomes are

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sex linked

73
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female chromosome

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XX

74
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male chromosome

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XY

75
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sperm and ova are

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gametes

76
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how many chromosomes do gametes have

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23

77
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zygote

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2 combined gametes

78
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how to determine sex of zygote

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whether the fathers Y or X sperm is fertilized

79
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genome

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all genetic material

80
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allele

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any variation that makes a gene different in some way from other genes for that same characteristic

81
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genotype

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genetic inheritance

82
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phenotype

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observable characteristics

83
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some of the ways in which nurture influences phenotype

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methylation
microbiome
social experiments

84
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single genes

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influence specific phenotypes

85
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copy number variations

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genes with repeats or deletions of base pairs

86
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proximodistal

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growth from areas close to the center of the body to farthest

87
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cephalocaudal

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growth from head to tail

88
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downsyndrome site

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21

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