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Human Development and Genetics

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The period from fertilization of the egg(zygote) until birth is called?   Gestation  
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Gestation lasts for?   40 weeks  
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When ONE of the millions of sperm joins the egg to combine DNA and for a zygote is called?   Fertilization  
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ONE of the millions of sperm joins the egg to combine DNA and form a?   Zygote  
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A change or maturation of the sperm that takes place as it is swimming through the uterus is called?   Capacitation  
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What part of the sperm that becomes more fragile is the?   Acrosome  
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Capacitation allows acrosome to burst and digest the?   Egg cell membrane  
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Once a sperm enters the egg, the membrane changes to block another _________ from entering?   Sperm  
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Nuclei fuse restoring the ______number?   diploid  
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How many pairs of autosomes are there?   22  
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How many sex chromosomes are there?   1 pair  
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XX = ?   Female  
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XY = ?   Male  
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Mitotic dividing of the zygote is?   Cleavage  
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What consists of 16 cells?   Morula  
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The point when the mass becomes hollow is called?   Blastocyst  
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What is the hollow space filled with fluid?   Blastocoele  
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What is the outer layer of the blastocyst called?   Trophoblast  
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What is the inner layer of the blastocyst?   Inner cell mass  
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Bonding of zygote to the uterine wall 5-8 days after fertilization is called?   Implantation  
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How many stages occur during implantation?   4  
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During stage 1 of implantation, endometrium produces?   Carbohydrates  
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What stage of implantation does surface proteins on the blastocyst combine withe the carbohydrates?   Stage 2  
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During stage 3 of implantation, trophoblasts secrete?   Enzymes  
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Trophoblast secretes enzymes that digest the surface of the?   Endometrium  
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What happens during stage 4 of implantation?   Blastocyst sinks into the crater  
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What is the embryonic membrane that forms the fetal portion of the placenta?   Chorion  
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Chorion originates as the?   Trophoblast  
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What type of cells are in the inner cell mass?   Embyonic stem cells  
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Can all DNA(genes) can be expressed?   Yes  
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As mitosis continues, certain genes get switched off, others will be?   Expressed  
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There are how many kinds of cells at birth?   200  
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What is the developing human from implantation to 8th week?   Embryo  
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What are the plate of cells within the blastocyst?   Embryonic disc  
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The 3 germ layers include?   Ectoderm, Mesoderm, Endoderm  
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The outer germ layer is?   Ectoderm  
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The Ectoderm includes?   Epidermis and its derivatives, nervous system, lens, cornea, internal ear  
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The middle germ layer is?   Mesoderm  
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The Mesoderm includes?   Dermis, bone, cartilage, muscle, kidneys, blood  
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The inner germ layer is?   Endoderm  
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The Endoderm includes?   GI mucosa, respiratory mucosa, liver, thyroid, pancreas  
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What gives rise to the first blood cells and sex stem cells?   Yolk sac  
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The yolk sac becomes part of the?   Umbilical cord  
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Thin membrane that surrounds the embryo (amniotic sac)?   Amnion  
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The amnion contains?   Amniotic fluid  
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Amniotic fluid contains?   Urine, sloughed off cells  
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What is a sampling of amniotic fluid?   Amniocentesis  
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What the trophoblast is called as it develops?   Chorion  
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Projections from the chorion into the endometrium that become the fetal part of the placenta?   Chorionic Villi  
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The embryo takes form with head and limbs and beating heart at ____ weeks?   4-5 weeks  
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The organ systems are established at ____ weeks?   8  
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Fetal growth occurs during?   9th - 40th week  
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The maternal and fetal tissue structures that separates fetal and maternal blood is called?   Placenta  
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The placenta is formed by the _____ week   12th  
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What is a 7 inch diameter flat disc?   Placenta  
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The placenta produces ________ to maintain pregnancy?   Hormones  
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What is hCG?   human Chorionic Gonadotropin  
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hCG is produced by the?   Chorion of embryo  
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hCG stimulates corpus luteum to secrete?   Estrogen and progesterone  
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The corpus luteum secretes estrogen and progesterone to prevent?   Uterine contractions  
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hCG is excreted in?   Urine  
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Progesterone and estrogen inhibit?   FSH, LH, and further ovarian follicle development  
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Progesterone and estrogen prepare?   Mammary glands  
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What inhibits uterine contractions?   Relaxin  
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Relaxin permits stretching of?   Pubic symphysis and ligaments  
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Chorionic villi project into?   Maternal blood sinuses  
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O2, CO2, nutrients and waste products diffuse or are transported across?   Maternal blood sinuses  
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Placenta birthed after fetus is called?   Afterbirth  
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Connects fetus to placenta?   Umbilical cord  
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Transfers blood back and forth?   Umbilical cord  
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There are ____ arteries going ______ from fetus?   2, away  
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There is ____ vein going ______ fetus?   1, toward  
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Parturition means?   Birth  
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Sequence of events that occur during birth?   Labor  
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Dilation and effacement of the cervix occurs during which stage?   First  
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Amniotic sac breaks during which stage?   First  
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Mucus plug released during which stage?   First  
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Parturition occurs during which stage?   Second  
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Secreted from posterior pituitary to increase uterine contractions?   Oxytocin  
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What is breeched?   Head up  
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Surgical removal of fetus?   Caesarian section (C-section)  
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Delivery of the placenta occurs during which stage?   Third  
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As soon as birth occurs the fetus is called?   Infant  
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Stimulates medulla which starts respiration?   CO2  
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Breathing promotes pulmonary circulation which closes the?   Foramen ovale  
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After birth, what begins to constrict over next 3 months and 3 weeks?   Ductus arteriosus and ductus venosus  
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May occur as liver immaturity does not excrete bilirubin well?   Jaundice  
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Genetics is the study of?   Inheritance  
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Most of our characteristics are determined or influenced by?   Genetics  
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Our genetics contain?   Chromosomes and genes  
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What is the hereditary material?   DNA  
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DNA is a?   Double strand of nucleotides twisted into a double helix  
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DNA is made up of?   A,T,C,G  
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The entire genetic code is called?   Genome  
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The genetic code for one protein is called a?   Gene  
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Each amino acid comes from a triplet of 3 bases called a?   Codon  
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100 Amino Acids =   100 codons  
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100 codons =   30 bases  
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What occurs in the ribosomes?   Protein synthesis  
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DNA -> mRNA is called?   Transcription  
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What is a mirror image of DNA made in the nucleus?   mRNA  
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mRNA leaves the nucleus and attaches to the?   Ribosome  
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mRNA -> protein (via tRNA) is called?   Translation  
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tRNA attaches to the?   mRNA  
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tRNA attaches to the mRNA at a site called the ______ complimentary to the __________?   Anti-codon, codon  
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tRNA picks up the corresponding amino acid and forms?   Peptide bonds  
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tRMA picks up the corresponding amino acid and forms peptide bonds to make a?   Protein  
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DNA -> mRNA -> tRNA -> ?   Protein  
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If a gene's information is used for something such as making a protein it is said to be?   Expressed  
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The genetic code for one protein is called a?   Gene  
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A gene is the genetic code for?   One protein  
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A human cell contains ______(number) chromosomes?   46  
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22 of the 46 chromosomes are called?   Autosomes  
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A human cell contains 22 pair of autosomes and?   1 pair of sex chromosomes  
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The sex chromosome in women are called?   XX  
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The sex chromosome in men are called?   XY  
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Homologous chromosomes are a pair of chromosomes that may also be called?   Maternal and paternal  
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The two members of a homologous pair of chromosomes have genes for?   The same traits  
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The possibilities for the expression of a gene are called?   Alleles  
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A person who has two similar genes for a particular trait is called?   Homozygous  
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A person who has two different genes for a particular trait is called?   Heterozygous  
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The genes a person has for a particular trait are called the?   Genotype  
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The expression of the genes a person has for a particular trait is called the?   Phenotype  
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A person's genotype for a particular trait refers to the?   Genes that are present  
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A person's phenotype for a particular trait refers to the?   Appearance of the trait; Expression of the gene  
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If a trait may appear in a person's phenotype when only one gene is present for it, the trait is called?   Dominant  
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if a trait may appear in a person's phenotype only when two genes are present, it is called?   Recessive  
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For the ABO blood types in people, the O allele is?   Recessive  
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For the ABO blood types in people, the A and B alleles are?   Co-dominant  
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The genes for sex-linked traits are found on the?   X chromosome  
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The actual physical genetic makeup, i.e., the sequence of bases on the DNA is called?   Genotype  
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The appearance of how the alleles are expressed is called?   Phenotype  
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Sex linked traits are also known as?   X-linked  
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What factors are also important in determining phenotype?   Environmental factors  
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Approximately how many human genes do we have?   20,000-25,000  
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What is the human genome project?   Every gene has been mapped  
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What are diseases that are a result of malfunctioning DNA?   Genetic diseases  
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Sex linked traits are recessive, but always expressed in males because?   There is no dominant gent to suppress its expression  
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Sex linked traits are only expressed if females are?   Homozygous recessive  
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A carrier is a?   Heterozygous female  
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When a zygous undergoes cleavage, the process of cell division is?   Mitosis  
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A zygote begins a series of cell division called?   Cleavage  
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The early embryonic stage is a solid sphere of cells is the?   Morula  
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The early embryonic stage that is a hollow sphere of cells with an inner cell mass is the?   Blastocyst  
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The part of a blastocyst that secretes enzymes to permit implantation is the?   Trophoblast  
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Normal implantation of a blastocyst takes place in the?   Endometrium of the uterus  
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In the embryo, the 3 germ layers, or primary layers, are the?   Ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm  
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In the embryo, the epidermis and nervous system are derived from the?   Ectoderm  
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In the embryo, the bones and muscles are derived from the?   Mesoderm  
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In the embryo, the liver and lungs are derived from the?   Endoderm  
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In the placenta, oxygen and carbon dioxide move by the process of?   DIffusion  
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