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Species Heredity
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the genetic endowment that members of a species have in common, including genes that influence maturation and aging process.
- each species has a distinct heredity -one reason why certain patterns of development and aging are universal. |
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Cultural Evoltion
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we inherit from previous generations a characteristically human enviorment and tried and true ways of adapting to it, and then we learn to adjust to changing conditions and pass on what we learn to the next generation.
- apart of natural selection -faster than the biological evolution |
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Conception
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the moment when an egg is fertilized by a sperm
-where the differences among humans start |
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Zygote
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- the beginning of a human being
-the moment afte the sperm hits the womans egg and the gene info is created. |
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Chromosomes
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threadlike bodies in the nucleus of each cell that are made up of genes, the basic units of heredity.
- come in pairs -one chromosome from father and one from mother |
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Meiosis
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sperm and ova (zygote) are produced through this process of cell divisio
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Mitosis
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a cell divides to produce two identical cells, each containing the same 46 chromosomes.
- mitosis continues throughout life (creating new cells and replacing the old ones) |
