Exam 3: Genetic Bases of Child Development

A woman who is short, has limited development of secondary sex characteristics, and who has problems with spatial relations would have which of the following disorders?

If a trait is strongly influenced by genetic factors, you would expect to find that

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an example of

Harold has Klinefelter's syndrome which is caused by a(n) ________ chromosome pattern.

Adoption studies may be flawed because

Perry was born with phenylketonuria (PKU) which means that

Leslie is homozygous for hair type. Therefore, she must have

Polygenic inheritance

An evocative gene-environment relation refers to

Pregnancy-on-demand is

Extra, missing, or damaged chromosomes

Before the discovery of quadruplex structures, DNA was always thought to have a _____ structure.

All of the following disorders are associated with recessive alleles except

When one allele does not dominate another completely, it is a case of

Results of twin and adoption studies suggest that genetics strongly influence

________ twins are to identical twins as ________ twins are to fraternal twins.

In adoption studies,

Liz has Turner's syndrome. Which of the following characteristics would you expect her to have?

Lilly and Kyle have been unable to conceive a baby through sexual intercourse, so they have decided to try in vitro fertilization. Which of the following is true about their situation?

Caris is very artistically talented and chooses to spend much of her time drawing and painting. This is a good example of