Exam 2 Terms

Question 1

Abortion

Answer 1

Ending of a pregnancy

Question 2

Induced abortion

Answer 2

Intentional termination of a pregnancy through the use of drugs or surgery

Question 3

Quickening

Answer 3

At 16-20 Weeks of pregnancy, a pregnancy woman can feel the fetus moving around her

Question 4

Spontaneous abortion

Answer 4

Abortion caused by a natural cause, such as a birth defect or injury to the mother
miscarriage

Question 5

Therapeutic abortion

Answer 5

Abortion that is had to save the mother

Question 6

Viability

Answer 6

Developmental stage where the fetus can survive outside the uterus

Question 7

Chromosome

Answer 7

Gene containing molecule inside the nucleus of the cell

Question 8

Eugenics

Answer 8

The deliberate attempt to improve the genetic makeup of humans by manipulating reproduction

Question 9

gene

Answer 9

fundamental unit of biological inheretence

Question 10

gene therapy

Answer 10

manipulation of one’s genetic makeup to prevent or treat disease

Question 11

genetic discrimination

Answer 11

the use of genetic information by insurance companies and employers to discriminate against a group of people

Question 12

genetic testing

Answer 12

Testing of one’s genetics to screen for diseases or disorders by looking for changes in a persons DNA

Question 13

genome

Answer 13

complete set of genes or genetic material present in a cell or organism