Development And Inheritance Flashcards
The first two months, all the changes that occur in the first eight weeks after fertilization
Embryo (embryonic development)
The study of events that characterize Embryonic development
Embryology
Events occurring during the timeframe from nine weeks through birth
Fetal development
Nine week through birth
Fetus
The gradual modification of anatomical structures and physiological characteristics during the period from fertilization to maturity
Development
Bar-like structures, tightly coiled chromatin,visible during cellular division, DNA recipe for every proteins in the body (entire cookbook of 46 chapters)
Chromosomes
One trait of an individual (one recipe), the biological unit of heredity, code for one protein about us
Gene
Chromosomes that carry the same genes and determine the same traits in a human, there are 46 chromosomes forming 23 ? pairs
Homologous chromosomes
Of the 23 pairs of chromosomes present in human cells 22 pairs of them have nothing to do with the sex of the individual
Autosomes
Of the 23 pairs of chromosomes present in human cells one pair determines the sex of the individual
Sex chromosomes
One of the biological units of heredity that determines traits of an individual
Gene
Different versions or alternate forms of a gene example blue eyes, brown eyes, green eyes, etc. often designated as being dominant or recessive
Alleles
Extends from the last menstrual period until birth (280 days)
Gestation
The period of early fetal development where all the major organ systems appear
First trimester
A process that nears completion by the end of the six month, the fetus looks distinctively human
Second trimester