Chapter 2 The Beginnings: From Conception to Birth Flashcards
what chromosome is smaller
Y
how many pairs of chromosomes
23 pairs
what special gene does Y carry
SRY
what does. SRY gene do
activates hormones to grow a penis
Y comes from the
father
Each reproductive cell is called a
gamete
when two gametes combine they create one new cell called a
zygote
what is the only cell In the human body that does not contain all of the persons chromosomes
gamete
genome
entire packet of instructions to make a living organism
allele
any variation within a gene
alleles can be
crucial
epigenegtics
the many aspects of the science of how the environment affects genetic expression
genotype
all the genetic material that the 46 chromosomes carry
inherited and passed down
can you tell the genotype by looking at someone
no
phenotype
actually appearance and manifest behavior of a person
every genotype produces ______ phenotypes
many
methylation
when methyl surrounding each gene enhances, transcribes, connects, empowers, silences, and alters genetic interactions
microbiome
refers to all the microbes that live within every part of the body
copy number variations
genes with repeats or deletions of base pairs
interactions among genes and alleles are often called
additive
* because their effects add up to influence the phenotype
alleles can be
dominant or recessive
a person is called a carrier of the recessive gene when
it is on the genotype but not the phenotype
almost every trait is polygenic
meaning many genes
monozygotic twins
identical
* zygote splits
dizygotic
fraternal
* female released 2 eggs
who are more likely to have two ova released with a cycle
older women
identical twins are always the same
sex
3 stages of prenatal development
germinal
embryonic
fetal
germinal time line
first 2 weeks
embryonic period
3-8
fetal time peroid
8 to birth
2 distinct parts in the germinal phase
shell-placental
nucleus- embryo
first task of the shell is
implantation
day 14 what appears
primitive streak
what is a primitive streak
neural tube
when is it called a fetus
beginning of 9 to birth