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Part 2 Flashcards

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1
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Genetic endowment that an individual inherits

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Genotype

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Observable or measurable characteristics

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Phenotype

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Sperm penetrates an ovum, forming a zygote

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Conception

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4
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Single cell formed at conception

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Zygote

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5
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Stretches of DNA

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Genes

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Can duplicate itself

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DNA

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Cell duplicates it’s chromosomes and divides into 2 genetically identical daughter cells

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Mitosis

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Germ cell divides, producing gametes (sperm/ova) that each contain half of the parent cells

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Meiosis

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Creating new hereditary combinations

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Crossing over

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10
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Each pair of chromosomes segregates independently during meiosis

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Independent assortment

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11
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23rd pair

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Sex

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Powerful gene that is expressed phenotypically and masks less powerful gene

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Dominant Allele

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2 heterozygous but equally powerful alleles produce a phenotype in which both genes are fully and equally expressed

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Codominance

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14
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Also called as Trisomy 21

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Down Syndrome

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Needle is inserted through the abdominal wall into uterus

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Amniocentesis

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16
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Environment largely influences where within the range an attribute will fall

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Range of reaction principle

17
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Genes or environment may limit the extent the other can influence development

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Canalization principle

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Study of how genes and environment influence behavior

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Behavioral Genetics

19
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Sound waves provide outline of fetus–useful after 14th week

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Ultrasound

20
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One of the chromosomes is missing

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Turner syndrome

21
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Systematic continuities and changes in the individual that occur between conception and death

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Development

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Remain the same or continue to reflect our past

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Development continuities

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Scholar regardless of discipline, who seeks to understand the developmental processes

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Developmentalist

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Typical patterns of change

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Normative Development

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Individual variations in patterns of change

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Ideographic development

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Set of concepts and proposition designed to organize, describe, and explain an existing set of observation

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Theory

27
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Explanation for a phenomenon

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Hypothesis

28
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Produce consistent and replicable results

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Reliability

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accurately measure what they are intended to measure

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Validity

30
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Technique in which a participants are asked the same question

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Structure interview

31
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Interview in which a participants response to each questions determines what the investigator will ask

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Clinical method

32
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Observe people as they engage in their everyday activities in the habitats

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Naturalistic observation

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