Exam 2: Hereditary Influences on Development

List three methods of prenatal testing, and note the timing of when each is available in the pregnancy.

Four chromosome disorders result from an abnormal number of chromosomes at site 23. Identify each of them.

NATURE is to NURTURE as ____ is to ____.

Which prenatal diagnostic technique has the highest risk of inducing an accidental miscarriage?

What is the chromosomal defect that underlies Down syndrome?

Canalization refers to the extent to which

A baby's genetic sexual identity is determined when

Asthma is common in Arizona because patients move there for its dry climate. This migration shows a(n) ____ genotype/environment correlation.

Prenatal diagnostic tests are especially advised for

The developing child inherits ____ percent of his or her genes from the father and ____ percent from the mother.

One trait that illustrates the principle of codominance is

For every 1,000 births, about ____ birth(s) will be of monozygotic twins.

The LEAST genetic variability is found within which pair of relatives?

Newborn infants show empathic concern for others by

Which theorist(s) proposed the three types of genotype/environment correlations discussed in Chapter 2?

A slogan of selective breeding would be,

The study of how genotype interacts with environment to influence behavioral attributes is called

Explain what is meant by the term canalization, and provide an example.

How long must a phenylketonuria (PKU) patient remain on a special diet to avoid all harmful effects?

Which of these is LEAST likely to trigger a mutation?