Exam 2: From Conception to Birth

What are four of the factors that contribute to low birthweight?

When someone inherits a recessive gene that is not expressed, that person is a(n) _____ of that gene.

The longest period of prenatal development is the _____ period.

What are the difference among monozygotic twins, dizygotic twins, and other siblings?

Age impacts alcoholism in that _____ get drunk more often and experience more pleasure and less pain from drinking.

Historically, who was blamed for not producing an offspring of a particular gender?

In what ways do biology, psychology, and culture influence the risk of alcoholism?

If the 23rd pair of chromosomes is a(n) _____, the individual will be male.

Lacy has a recessive gene in her genotype that is not expressed in her phenotype. She is a(n) _____ of that gene.

Virginia Apgar was a(n):

Brown-eyed Alma has a blue-eyed mother and a brown-eyed father. In this case, her brown eyes were determined by a _____ allele.

Each human has a total of about _____ genes.

Babies born slightly under 2,500 grams (5 pounds 8 ounces) are considered:

The Apgar scale is used at one minute and five minutes after birth to:

The total collection of genes that an individual has is called his or her:

Low folic acid in during pregnancy can result in:

Home births are more common in European nations than in the United States.

Any two individuals share 99.5 percent of their genetic code.

Explain how nature and nurture can interact to result in alcoholism.

What are the differences among LBW, VLBW, and ELBW?