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34 Cards in this Set
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Down Syndrome
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An extra Chromosome 21 usually causes both mental retardation and abnormal physical characteristics
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Cleft Lip or Palate
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Gap in upper lip or palate, causes problems with eating, speech; correctable with surgery
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Tay-Sachs Disease
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Death at age two or three is caused by the body's inability to process and use fat; genetic
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Muscular Dystrophy
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Weakness and shrinking of the muscles, which can lead to death from infection; genetic
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Cystic Fibrosis
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Defects of the respiratory and digestive systems, which can lead to death before adulthood; Genetic
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Sickle-Cell Anemia
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Malformed red blood cells interfere with the supply of oxygen to the body, causing tiredness and pain; Gentics
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PKU
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The body is unable to process and use a specific protein; mental retardation can result; Genetic
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Cerebral Palsy
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A motor system disorder cause by brain damage at birth; Lack of Oxygen
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Spina Bifida
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An incompletely formed spinal cord, which causes partial paralysis
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Low birth weight
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May be caused by poor prenatal care or a medical condition in the mother
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Hemophilia
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Blood clots, abnormal bleeding, mother is the carrier, occurs with males more than females. Genetic
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Hydrocephalus
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Incomplete spinal cord
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Affects Brain and Spinal Cord; Genetic & Enviormental
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Autism
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Genetic, Common Brain disorder
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Fetal Alchol Syndrome
*FAS* |
Prental Alchol Expsosure
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Chromosomes
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Tiny treadlike particles in the nucleus of every cell
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Dominant
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The gene that dedicates the way a trait is exspressed
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Genes
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The unit that determines inherited characteristics
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Infertility
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The inability to become pregnant.
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Recessive
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The gene that is exspressed as a trait only if paired with a matching recessive gene
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Surrogate
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A substitute
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Fetal Alchol Effects
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A condition less severe than FAS that still results in damage to the developing baby caused by a pregnant woman drinking alchol
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Amniocentesis
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A prentatal test performed by withdrawing a sample of the amniotic fluid sorrounding an unborn baby and testing that fluid for indications of specific birth defects or health
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Birth Defects
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-Problems babies are born with which threaten their health or ability to live
-An abnormality of structure, function, or body metabolism present at birth that results in physical or mental disability or is fatal. -Genetic -Enviornmental -1 Single Abnormal Gene |
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Choronic Villi Sampling
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A prenatal test for specific birth defects performed by sampling small amounts of tissure from the membrane that encases the fetus
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Miscarriage
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The unexpected death of a developing baby before 20 wks of pregnacy
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Still Birth
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Death of a develpoing baby after 20 wks of pregnacy
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Ultrasound
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A prentatal test performed by using sound waves to make a video image of an unborn baby to check for specific health problems
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Twins
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A fertilized egg starts growing by dividing into two cells
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Identical twins
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Mass of cells splits in half soon after fertilization. Each climps of cell continues to divide and grow into a seperate embryo
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Fraternal twins
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Two eggs are released at the same time and each is fertillezed
-Grow side by side in the uterus -No more alike than siblings |
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Genetic Conseling
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Helps to assess the chances of inherited disorders
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Ways of Infertility
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Adoption
Artifical Insemination In vitro Fertilization Ovum Transfer Surrogate Mother |
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Enviormental Hazards
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Smoking, Alchol, Drugs, HIV
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