Nature v nuture

Question 1

Turner syndrome

Answer 1

(chromosomal disorder)

females with only one X sex chromosome who are short, often sterile, and have difficulty calculating

Question 2

Kinelfelter’s syndrome

Answer 2

(chromosomal disorder)
males with XXY sex chromosomes
-low testosterone
taller than average

Question 3

Nature-nurture controversy

Answer 3

deals with the extent to which hereditary and the environment each influences behavior.

Question 4

Down syndrome

Answer 4

(chromosomal disorder)
usually with three copies of chromosome-21 in their cells
-low iq
-non reproductive

Question 5

Tay-Sachs syndrome

Answer 5

(genetic disorders)
recessive trait that produces progressive loss of nervous function and death in a baby
-brain is at its’ best when born

Question 6

Phenylketonuria (PKU)

Answer 6

(genetic disorders)
recessive trait that results in a severe, irreversible brain damage unless the baby is fed a special diet low in phenylalanine
-amino acids attack the brain

Question 7

Huntington’s disease

Answer 7

(genetic disorders)
dominant gene defect that involves degeneration of the nervous system characterized by tremors, jerky motions, blindness, and death
-brain decays <30 yrs