Exam 3: Genetic Bases of Child Development

A child's gender is determined by all of the following, except

Rhonda and Reuben just had a baby boy. If they could look at their baby's sex chromosomes, they would see

Individuals with Down syndrome show which of the following characteristics?

Sadie is depressed. You would be most likely to find that

Huntington's disease involves progressive deterioration of the nervous system which causes

Rosy is a happy child who smiles a lot. Elijah Blue is not, by nature, a very happy child and more often has a frown on his face than a smile. Other people tend to smile at Rosy much more than they smile at Elijah Blue. The different responses Rosy and Elijah get from the environment is best described as

Niche-picking refers to

Peter has Klinefelter's syndrome. He is likely to be

The branch of genetics that addresses the inheritance of behavioural and psychological traits is referred to as

Sickle-cell disease would probably be more common in Canada if

In vitro fertilization

The most common reason for fertilized eggs to spontaneously abort shortly after conception is

Who has the greatest risk of having a child with Down syndrome?

Huntington's disease is associated with

Victor is tall and has intellectual delay. He has symptoms of

The Y chromosome is different from the X chromosome in that it

There are no chromosomal disorders consisting solely of ________ chromosomes.

In the northern hemisphere, populations of mammals tend to be smaller in the south and gradually larger as you go north. This is an example of

Endogamy helps to explain

Jackie has sickle-cell anemia, a condition which is