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Evolutionary process by which those individuals of a species that are best adapted are the ones that survives and reproduce
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Natural selection
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emphasizes the importance of ADAPTION, REPRODUCTION, and "SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST" in shaping behavior
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Evolutionary Psychology
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Evolutionary process by which those individuals of a species that are best adapted are the ones that survives and reproduce
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emphasizes the importance of ADAPTION, REPRODUCTION, and "SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST" in shaping behavior
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means the ability to survive long enough to bear offspring
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units of hereditary information composed of DNA genes help cells to reproduce themselves and manufacture the proteins that maintain life
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threadlike structure that come in 23 pairs with one member of each pair coming from each parent contain genetic substance DNA
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a complex molecule that contains genetic information
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the building blacks of cells as well as the regulators that direct the body's processes
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Global, long-term research efforts to identify the estimated 30,000 genes in human DNA and to figure out the sequences of the chemical base that makes up human DNA
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46--arranged in 23 pairs
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it is determined by the 23rd chromosome pair. Whether the pair is an XX female or an XY for male
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the interaction of a specific, measured variation in the DNA and a specific, measured aspect
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Theory that development is the result of an ongoing, bidirectional interchange between heredity and environment
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a study in which the behavioral similarity of identical twins is compared with behavioral similarity of fraternal twins
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The field that seeks to discover the influence of heredity and environment on individual differences in human traits and development
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Abnormalities caused by defective genes
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complete chromosomes or large regions of a chromosome are missing, duplicated, or modified in some way
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a condition of mild to severe intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21
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occurs when genes have differing effects depending on whether they are inherited from the mother or the father
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gene located on the X or Y chromosome
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One gene of a pair always exerts its effects; it is dominant, overriding the potential influence of the other gene, called the recessive gene
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The way an individual's genotype is expressed in observed and measurable characteristics.
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a person's genetic heritage; the actual genetic material present in each cell
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also know as dizygotic twins, develop when two eggs are each fertilized by a different sperm, creating two zygotes that are genetically no more similar than ordinary siblings
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also known as monozygotic twins, develop from a single zygote that splits into two genetically identical replicas, each of which becomes a person
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A single cell formed through fertilization
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a stage in reproduction during which an egg and a sperm fuse to create a single cell, called a zygote
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A specialized form of cell division that forms eggs and sperm, also known as gametes
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Cellular reproduction in which the cell's nucleus duplicates itself with two new cells being formed, each containing the same DNA as the parent cell, arranged in the same 23 pairs of chromosomes
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abnormalities that are transmitted from generation to generation and carried by a sex chromosome
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A fluid-filled sphere formed about 5 days after fertilization of an ovum that is made up of an outer ring of cells and inner cell mass. This is the structure that implants in the endometrium of the uterus.
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the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth
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the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month
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agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm
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depression suffered by a mother following childbirth, typically arising from the combination of hormonal changes, psychological adjustment to motherhood, and fatigue.
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Treatment for preterm infants that involves skin-to-skin contact.
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Delivery of a live baby before the 37th week of pregnancy
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A structure that allows an embryo to be nourished with the mother's blood supply
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a tube containing the blood vessels connecting the fetus and placenta
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Third stage of labor when the placenta, or afterbirth, is delivered
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A technique of prenatal diagnosis in which amniotic fluid, obtained by aspiration from a needle inserted into the uterus, is analyzed to detect certain genetic and congenital defects in the fetus.
