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What does the concept of heritability primarily estimate?
Which study design compares the traits shared by biological relatives?
What is the term for the potential variation in a trait affected by genetic and environmental factors?
Which type of genotype-environment correlation involves children evoking different responses based on their traits?
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In which stage of prenatal development do major organs and body systems rapidly develop?
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Which factor can potentially contribute to the quality of sperm in paternal health?
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What is a teratogenic factor in prenatal development?
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Which of the following is NOT a component of prenatal care?
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What type of multiple birth occurs when one egg is fertilized by one sperm, resulting in identical twins?
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Which term describes the observable expression of genetic makeup?
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Which type of genetic testing assesses a prospective parent's risk for bearing a child with a genetic defect?
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What is the most common chromosomal disorder associated with psychological challenges and physical abnormalities?
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How do autosomes differ from sex chromosomes?
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What inheritance pattern involves having one dominant and one recessive allele?
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Which type of inheritance is exemplified by sickle-cell anemia, where only parts of the disease are expressed?
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Which factor significantly contributes to the increase in multiple birth rates?
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What is a dominant abnormal gene's effect on inheritance?
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Which of the following describes the process whereby experience modifies the expression of a genotype?
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Study Notes
Forming a New Life - Chapter 3
- Genetic testing and engineering are discussed, including the study of genomics (functions & interactions of genes).
- The ethical and moral issues surrounding genetic testing on children are raised
- Questions about the ethics of knowing predisposition to disease are presented.
- Conception, multiple births, and inheritance are discussed.
- Heredity's role in determining sex and traits is covered.
- The relative impact of heredity and environment, and how they interact, are analyzed.
- The influence of heredity and environment on physical health, intelligence, and personality is noted.
- Prenatal development's three stages (germinal, embryonic, and fetal), and events within each, are detailed.
- Environmental factors impacting prenatal development are highlighted.
- Assessing a fetus's health and prenatal care's importance are explained.
- Fertilization involves the union of sperm and ovum, creating a single-celled zygote.
- Conception and fertilization are used interchangeably.
- Two types of multiple births exist: monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ). MZ twins originate from one egg and sperm (identical; share 100% of genes), whereas DZ twins originate from two eggs and sperm (fraternal; share 50% of genes like non-twin siblings).
- Reasons for the increase in multiple births include delaying childbearing and fertility drug use.
- Associated risks include complicated pregnancies, premature/low-birth-weight deliveries, and infant disability/death.
- Fetal development is discussed, with a recommended YouTube video link provided.
- DNA's role in inheritance is described.
- Sexual determination is explained, using diagrams of parental chromosomes resulting in male or female offspring.
- Chromosomes are coils of DNA containing genes.
- Autosomes are the 22 pairs of chromosomes not related to sex.
- Sex chromosomes (one pair) determine sex (XX=female, XY=male).
- Dominant and recessive inheritance is examined.
- Dominant traits appear even with one dominant allele, while recessive traits require two copies (homozygous) to be expressed.
- Inheritance patterns are further discussed.
- Alleles, heterozygous and homozygous traits are defined.
- Polygenic inheritance (interaction of several genes) impacts most traits.
- The example of dominant-recessive inheritance in tongue curling is given.
- Genotype is the genetic makeup.
- Phenotype is the observable trait.
- Multifactorial transmission emphasizes how experiences modify genotype expression.
- Epigenetics details how chemical molecules change (regulate) how cells "read" gene DNA.
- Epigenetic marker effects include cancer, diabetes, or heart disease, and can be influenced by environmental factors.
- Imprinting is a concept within epigenetics.
- Inherited defects are examined (dominant, recessive, incomplete).
- Sickle-cell anemia as an example of a partially expressed trait is included.
- Sex-linked inheritance, disorders, (red/green color blindness, hemophilia), and carriers are explained.
- Sex-linked traits are connected to genes on sex chromosomes and impact males and females differently.
- Chromosomal abnormalities result from errors in cell division, affecting sex or autosomes, by causing missing/extra chromosomes.
- Down syndrome (trisomy 21), the most common autosomal disorder, is a condition where a person has an extra 21st chromosome, often leading to mild to moderate intellectual disability.
- Genetic counseling assesses risk of genetic defects in children.
- Karyotypes chart chromosomal abnormalities.
- Family history and ethnicity factors are relevant to genetic counseling.
- Behavioral genetics explores how heredity and environment influence traits.
- Heritability is the statistical estimate of how much a trait is influenced by genetics in a population.
- Nature versus nurture (heredity vs. environment) concepts are discussed, with an associated YouTube video link.
- Family, adoption, and twin studies are methods of measuring heritability.
- Heritability and environment work together – reaction range (potential variation) and canalization (restrictions on trait development) are examples.
- Intelligence and reaction range are discussed using a graph.
- Genotype-environment correlations explain interactions (passive, reactive, active).
- Nonshared environment emphasizes unique experiences (accidents, illnesses, social interactions) that influence development differently among children.
- Examples of traits influenced by both heredity and environment are listed (obesity, intelligence, school achievement, personality, schizophrenia).
- Prenatal development stages are described (germinal, embryonic, fetal).
- Timing details are provided for the germinal stage.
- The embryonic stage focuses on rapid organ and body system development, including respiratory, digestive, and nervous systems.
- The possibility of miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is linked to the embryonic stage.
- The fetal stage describes the continuing development of organs, with "finishing touches" like nails and eyelids, and the appearance of bone structures.
- Maternal factors affecting prenatal development are examined (teratogens, weight, drug/alcohol/nicotine/caffeine intake, illnesses, sexually transmitted diseases (HIV/AIDS), maternal age/stress, and outside environmental hazards).
- Paternal factors like lead exposure, marijuana/tobacco use, alcohol/radiation exposure, pesticides, and paternal age are discussed.
- Methods of monitoring and diagnosing prenatal issues are described (ultrasound, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling (CVS), embryoscopy, maternal blood tests).
- Prenatal care includes education, social services, and nutritional services, to support infant and mother's health.
- Preconception care, including physical exams, vaccinations, risk assessments, and counseling, is recommended.
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Explore the intricate concepts of genetic testing and engineering as discussed in Chapter 3. This chapter delves into the ethical implications of genetic knowledge, the role of heredity and environment, and the stages of prenatal development. Understand the complexities of conception, multiple births, and the factors that influence health and traits.
