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Human Development and Genetics

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How many chromosomes does the human female egg have?   23  
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How many chromosomes does the human male sperm have?   23  
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The union of a human egg and sperm form a?   Zygote  
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How many chromosomes does the human zygote have?   46  
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The human _________ contains 46 chromosomes.   Zygote  
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The zygote is formed by the union of?   Egg and sperm  
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Where does fertilization of the ovum take place?   In the fallopian tube  
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Fertilization of the ________ takes place in the fallopian tube.   Ovum  
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When a zygote undergoes cleavage, the process of cell division is called?   Mitosis  
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The zygote begins a series of cell divisions called?   Cleavage  
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Mitosis is the process of?   Cell division  
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The early embryonic stage is called the?   Morula  
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The morula is a solid sphere of?   Cells  
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The early embryonic stage that is a solid sphere of cells is the?   Morula  
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The morula stage of early embryonic development may be described as?   Solid sphere of cells  
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The early embryonic stage that is a hollow sphere of cells with an inner cell mast is the?   Blastocyst  
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The cells of the blastocyst are called?   Stem cells  
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The are called stem cells because they are not yet?   Specialized  
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What part of the blastocyst secretes enzymes to permit implantation?   The trophoblast  
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The trophoblast is the part of the blastocyst that secretes enzymes to?   Permit implantation  
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The trophoblast secretes enzymes to permit implantation in the?   Uterus  
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Where does normal implantation of a blastocyst take place?   Endometrium of the uterus  
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The endometrium of the uterus is where implantation of a __________ takes place.   Blastocyst  
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The average human gestation period is?   40 weeks  
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During an average gestation period, the period of embryonic growth lasts?   8 weeks  
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During an average gestation period, the period of fetal growth lasts?   32 weeks  
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During gestation, the first 8 weeks are considered the _________ growth period.   Embryonic  
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During gestation, the last 32 weeks are considerd the _________ growth period.   Fetal  
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In the embryo, how many germ or primary layers are there?   Three  
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The ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm are the __________ of the embryo.   Primary or germ layers  
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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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The embryonic membrane that forms the fetal part of the placenta is the?   Chorion  
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The embryonic membrane that has villi to provide for nourishment of the early embryo is?   Chorion  
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The embryonic membrane that forms the first blood cells is the?   Yolk sac  
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The yolc sac is the embryonic membrane that forms the?   First blood cell  
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The embryonic membrane that contains fluid to cushion the embryo is the?   Amnion  
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Amnion is the embryonic membrane that contains fluid to cushion the?   Embryo  
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Where is the site of exchanges between maternal blood and fetal blood?   The placenta  
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The placenta is the site of exhange between maternal blood and?   Fetal blood  
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The umbilical arteries carry blood from the?   Fetus  
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The umbilical arteries carry blood from the fetus to the?   Placenta  
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The ____________ carry blood from the fetus to the placenta.   Umbilical ateries  
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The umbilical vein carries blood from the?   Placenta  
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The umbilical vein carries blood to the?   Fetus  
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The __________ carries blood from the placenta to the fetus.   Umbilical vein  
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Blood is carried from the fetus to the placenta by the?   Umbilical arteries  
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The umbilical arteries contain blood with high levels of the gas?   Carbon dioxide  
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Blood is carried from the placenta to the fetus by the?   Umbilical vein  
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The umbilical vein contain blood with high level of the gas?   Oxygen  
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In the placenta, oxygen and carbon dioxide move by with the process of?   Diffusion.  
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In the placenta, nutrients are taken into fetal vessels by the process of?   Active transport  
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The placental hormone that maintains the corpus luteum during early pregnancy is?   hCG  
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The placental hormone hCG maintains the ________ during early pregnancy.   Corpus luteum  
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Where is the hormone hCG produced?   The choroin of the embryo  
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The placental hormone hCG is produced in the chorion of the?   Embryo  
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In later pregnancy, what hormones does the placenta secrete?   Estrogen and progesterone  
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During pregnancy, what placental hormone inhibits contractions of the myometrium?   Progesterone  
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The placental hormone progesterone inhibits contractions of the?   Myometrium  
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During pregnancy, what placental hormones inhibit ovulation?   Estrogen and progesterone  
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During pregnancy, the placental hormones estrogen and progesteron inhibit?   Ovulation  
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During pregnancy, the hormones that prepare the mammary glands for lactation are?   Estrogen and progesterone  
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During what stage of labor is the placenta delivered?   The third stage  
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During what stage of labor is the baby delivered?   The second stage  
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During what stage of labor does the cervix dilate?   The first stage  
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During the third stage of labor, the ________ is delivered.   Placenta  
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During the seckond stage of labor, the _______ is delivered.   Baby  
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During the first stage of labor, the ________ dilates.   Cervix  
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When does the amniotic sac rupture?   During the first stage of labor  
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During the first stage of labor the _________ ruptures.   Amniotic sac  
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When do the cervix dilate?   During the first stage of labor  
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The ________ dilate during the first stage of labor.   Cervix  
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The cervix dilate and the amniotic sac ruptures during the?   First stage of labor  
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During labor, the hormone that causes strong contractions of the uterus is?   Oxytocin  
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Oxytocin is the hormone that causes strong contractions of the ________ during labor.   Uterus  
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Just before birth, all of the fetus,s organ systems are functioning except the?   Respiratory system  
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When does the respiratory system of a fetus start functioning?   A few moments after birth  
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After birth the babys respiratory system begins funtioning because?   The lungs have been inflated.  
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After birth, the foramen ovale in the babys ________ is closed.   Heart  
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After birth, the ___________ in the babys heart is closed.   Foramen ovale  
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When the foramen ovale closes in the babys heart, this ________ pulmonary circulation.   Increases  
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After birth,the babys ductus arteriosus?   Constricts  
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After birth, the babys ductus arteriosus constricts, which allows more?   Blood flow to the lungs  
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After birth, the babys ductus venosus?   Constricts  
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After birth, the babys ductus venosus constricts because?   The umbilical cord has been cut  
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When the umbilical cord is cut blood no longer enters the?   Umbilical vein  
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A gene is a genetic code for?   One protein  
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The genetic code for one protein is called?   One gene  
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Where is the genetic code in the nucleus of a cell contained?   In the DNA of the chromosome  
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A person has ____ genes for each genetic traight.   2  
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A person has two genes for each genetic trait, and the genes are called?   Maternal and paternal  
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A human cell contains _____ chromosomes.   46  
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A human cell contains 46 chromosomes and 22 pairs of these are?   Autosomes  
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A human cell contains 22 autosomes and 1 pair is called?   Sex chromosomes  
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The sex chromosome in women are called?   XX  
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XX is the sex chromome in?   Women  
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The sex chromosome in men are called?   XY  
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XY is the sex chromosome in?   Men  
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Homologous chromosomes are a pair of chromosomes that may aslo be called?   Maternal and paternal  
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A pair of chromosomes that has maternal and paternal genes for the same traits is a?   Homologous pair  
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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 is homozygous for a particular trait has two _________ genes for it.   Similar  
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A person who is heterozygous for a particular trait has two ________ genes for it.   Different  
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A person who has two similar genes for a particular trait is ______ for the trait.   Homozygous  
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A person who has two different genes for a particular trait is _______ for the trait.   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 genes a person has for a particular trait is called the?   Penotype  
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A persons genotype for a particular trait refers to the?   Genes that are present  
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A persons phenotype for a particular trait refers to the?   Expression of the genes  
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If a trait may appear in a persons 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 persons phenotype only when two genes are present for it, the trait is called?   Recessive  
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In order for a recessive trait to appear in a persons phenotype the person must?   Have two genes for it  
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In order for a dominant trait to appear in a perons phenotype the person must?   Have one gene for it  
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A trait that is ________ requires two genes for it's expression.   Recessive  
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A trait that is ________ requires only one gene for it's expression.   Dominant  
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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,B alleles are?   Co-dominant  
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For the ABO blood types in people, the ____ allele is recessive.   O  
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For the ABO blood types in people, the ____ alleles are co-dominant.   A,B  
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The genes for sex-linked traits are found on the ____ chromosome.   X  
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When the gene for a trait is found only on the X chromosome, the trait said to be?   Sex linked; X linked  
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Sex-linked traits are considered?   Recessive  
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Sex-linked traits are considered recessive because women must?   Have two genes to express such traits  
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