Exam 3: Genes, Environment, and Development

Most complex human characteristics, such as personality and intelligence, are inherited via

The apolipoprotein E or apoE gene is associated with an increased risk for developing

A sex-linked characteristic most likely involves a problem with the _____ chromosome.

The key characteristic of polygenetic traits is that they ALWAYS involve

If green eyes are dominant and designated as "G" and gray eyes are recessive and designated as "g," probability would predict that if a couple each with a "Gg" eye color genotype had four children, _____ would have gray eyes.

Compare and contrast Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, and Klinefelter's syndrome.

Species heredity is very important to our understanding of individual differences in human growth and development.

All human babies, regardless of which culture they live in or which language is spoken around them, begin to babble at about the same age. This is an example of

Jack desperately wants to have a son. He and his wife already have three children, all girls. Jack divorces his wife and remarries. He expects that his new wife will be more successful in providing him with a son. Which of the following is true?

Which statement concerning human sex chromosomes is true?

Jeff's mother died from Huntington's disease and he inherited the Huntington's gene.  What is the likelihood he will also develop symptoms of Huntington's disease?

The consistent parenting style exhibited by parents toward all their children would represent a _____ for the children.

During a preimplantation genetic diagnosis, a(n)

During a(n) _____, a needle is inserted through a pregnant woman's abdomen and a sample of fluid containing cells shed by the fetus are extracted.

When Topaz comments on Azure's "blue eyes," Topaz is describing an example of a(n)

In order to produce fraternal twins you must have two

The genetic endowment that most members of a particular species have in common is called

Compare and contrast passive gene-environment correlations, evocative gene-environmental correlations, and active gene-environmental correlations.

An individual who is a carrier of a trait has

Tony and Tina are both carriers of the same defective gene for a genetic disorder. As knowledgeable individuals, they know that each time they have a child there is a _____ risk that child will be a carrier for the disorder.