Physical Aspect Flashcards
One of the ways to know if a person develops is by observing one’s physical aspect.
The Physical Dimension of Personhood
is the transmission of traits from parents to offspring.
Heredity
This union creates a zygote, and the zygote carries how many pairs of chromosomes?
23 pairs of chromosomes
These ___ are the threadlike bodies in the nucleus of the cell.
chromosomes
Most human cells contains? (how many chromosomes)
46 chromosomes
The 22 pairs of chromosomes are called?
autosomes
while the 23rd pair of the chromosomes identify the sex of an individual. These are also known as the?
sex chromosomes
The 23rd pair could either be an?
XX or XY
XX determines?
female sex
XY determines?
male sex
The ___ is the unit carrier of heredity
gene
The ___ is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions specifying the biological development of all cellular forms of life.
DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid
A ___ is the part or DNA sequence of the genetic makeup of a cell that determines a specific characteristic
genotype
a ___ is the expression of our genotype like hair color, weight, and presence, or absence of a disease.
phenotype
what do you call the version of gene?
allele
what are the two versions of allele?
dominant
recessive
has only one copy
Dominant alleles
has two copies of alleles
Recessive alleles
refers to the completion of growth of genetic character within an organism or the unfolding of an individual’s inherent traits or potential.
Maturation
includes all the conditions inside and outside an organism that influence its growth
Environment
give the 3 small things that you can do that could change a person’s thought about you entirely
Being hygienic
Working out
Having a balanced diet
collection of genetic information
genome
3 types of environmental
adaptation to the physical environment
conformity to the social environment
personal satisfaction to the psychological pressure of the environment
can play a role in defining how we are treated
physical characteristics
marvelous
body
tangible dimensions
physical aspect