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all humans have how many chromosomes
46
the first 22 pair of chroosomes are called
autosomes
yhr lsdy pair
sex chromosomes
monomorphic
genes that make us humsn
dominant genes
child has 50 chance of inhariting the trait
what is the relationship between genes and chromosoms
chromosomes consist of genes
descrobe mendels three types of inheritance of single gene taits dominant, recessive, and x-linked
dominant if one parent has the trait the children have a 50% chace of inheriting it, Recessive both parents must be carriers in order for the child to express it, x-linked women are carriers and are not affected
if you wanted to know if a disorder suchas alcoholism were genetic how would you go about studing the issue
yu might use behavior genetis and study setes of identical twins or you might conduct other family studies
dscribe the stages of prenatal developmental
germinal state:conception to 2 weeks,zygot 1 week after fertilization, embryo: 1 week to10 days after conception, fetal;8 weeks to birth
what environmental factors might disrupt prenatal development
viruses bacteria prescription and illegal drugs and alcohol
what are the states of birth process
labor;12 to 24 hurs
delivery; 20-40 min
after birt; 10-20 min
downs syndrom
extra #21 chromosome caused by an accident of cell division(s/s) learning impairment characteristic facial appearance, hypotonia . heart defects
turner syndrom
mising x chrom in a female (s/s) ovaries do not develop will nt go into puberty without homone intervention short stature heart defects learning disabilities webbed neck at birth
klinefelter syndrom
unknown marker (s/s) somewhat tall delayed puberty infertility larning diabilities
fragile x syndrom
unknown marker (s/.s) mental reardation large ears prominent chin enlarged testes
neurofibromatosis
autosomal dominant (s/s) benign tumors on skin and along nerves, hyperpigmented spots on skin learning disabilities, sometimes scoliosis malignancies
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
autosomal recessive missing the enzyme to break done of phenylalanine (s/s) if untreated mental retardation behavior problems caused by brain damage form circulationg phenylalanind
cystic fibrosis
autosomal recessive mucos is to thick s/s lung problem frequent infection shortened life span
sickle cell diseae
autosomal recessive s/s red blood ces are misshapen and do not squeez through small blood vessels resultingin clots
duchenne muscular dystrophy
xlinked progressive loss of muscle strength and control shortened life span
cleft lip and palat
multifactoria sometimes due to prenatal alcohol exposure
neural tube defects
mulgifactorial foic acid deficiency
alpha fetoprotein analysis
done at 14-20 weeks and is usually and indicator that something is wrong with the fetus
chronionic villus biops
done 8-10 week indicator for tay sachs disease
natural selection
refers to the idea that some characteristics improve survival
evolutionary psychology
study the ways that humans adapt and survive
apgar scale
first assessment that is done of newborns normal scores 7-10 below 5 indicates problems