Question 1

Explain how it is possible that identical twins can exhibit differences in phenotype.

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Question 2

A newborn infant is exhibiting a weak cry, no response to stimulation of the feet, flaccid muscle tone, has blue extremities, and a heart rate of 60. What is this child's Apgar score?

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Question 3

Assume that you are a young woman attending college. You plan to wait until you finish your graduate degree and are well established in a career before having children. What recent research findings should you consider in this decision?

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Question 4

Describe the characteristics of an embryo.

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Question 5

At what point during pregnancy can this chorionic villus sampling be performed? If you were pregnant, would you have this procedure done to determine the sex of your child? Why or why not?

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Question 6

How does prenatal brain development influence sex differences in traits such as aggression, motor patterns, and hemispheric dominance?

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Question 7

Every cell in the human body contains a total of ________ chromosomes. Chromosomes are made up of strands of ________.

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Question 8

Briefly explain the implications of delivery when the mother has genital herpes.

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Question 9

Using the research from your text regarding children born to Japanese mothers who were pregnant during the bombing of Hiroshima, explain the concept of critical period.

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Question 10

Define the terms heterozygous and homozygous and give an example of each.

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Question 11

An STD screen for ________ is likely to be positive in a mother who prematurely gives birth to a child with a small head circumference and visual abnormalities.

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Question 12

Define the concept of genomic imprinting.

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Question 13

People who use hypnobirthing as a method of drug-free delivery believe that ________ is a natural anesthetic.

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Question 14

List two implications for a child born with low birth weight and who lives in an impoverished environment.

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Question 15

Michael's family lives on the shores of a Utah lake which is next to an abandoned land-fill. The family frequently eats trout from the lake. Three-year-old Michael was born with microcephaly and cognitive delays in visual recognition. Which of the following teratogens would you suspect as a possible cause for Michael's birth defects?

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Question 16

After watching the video clip on drug-free deliveries, explain the process of hypnobirthing. Using critical thinking, give an educated, informed opinion of this process.

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Question 17

If a mother smokes during her pregnancy, what are some of the deficits that the child may experience as it ages?

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Question 18

Explain the process of conception from ovulation to the formation of the placenta.

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Question 19

Explain the genetic process through which a person would have fragile-x syndrome.

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Question 20

What are the three types of body fluids that can be used to assess fetal development?

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Quiz 3: Prenatal Development and Birth