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erectile tissue of
the females,
Clitoris
Pregnancy is counted in weeks, lasting 40 weeks from
the first day of your last period. So you are actually
only preparing for pregnancy during those first two
weeks, until ovulation. For two more weeks many
women do not know that they are pregnant, even
though they may be hoping that they conceived this
month.
First Trimester
the
time of your life! Not only have most
women ceased being nauseated, many
feel a burst of energy and report feeling
the best that they’ve ever felt. Because
of the changes in the first trimester
disappearing sexuality also peaks at this
time as well for the majority of couples.
Not having to be concerned with birth
control or falling asleep as soon as your
head hits the pillow opens a whole new
realm for the couple.
Second Trimester
Baby is getting bigger and loving life in the
womb. Many babies will start to settle into
a head down position, beginning as early as
the 28th week.
►About 3-4% of all babies will remain in the
breech position at the end of pregnancy.
This final trimester is really a time for
finishing touches like lung maturity and
layers of brown fat to help keep your baby
warm on the outside.
Third Trimester
is the process by which the physical and mental characteristics of parents are transferred to their offspring.
Heredity
sum of all hereditary material contained in a cell.
Genome
segment of the DNA chain that controls the formation of a molecule of RNA.
Gene
contains the hereditary information and directs reproduction of itself and the synthesis of RNA.
Dna
diffuse out of the cell nucleus and carry out the critical task of protein synthesis in ribosomes located in the cytoplasm
Rna
In 1953 they worked out that DNA is double helix like a twisted staircase.
James Watson and Francis Crick
The process of making copies of DNA
Replication
Unwinds the double helix
Helicase
Synthesizes RNA primers
Primase
Stabilizes single-stranded regions
Single strand binding protein
Synthesizes the DNA
Dna polymerase 3
Erases the primer and fills gaps
Dna polymerase
Joins the ends of DNA segments; DNA repair
Dna Ligase
carries the genetic information for a protein from the DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes.
mRna
translates the genetic code of the mRNA into the primary sequence of amino acids in the protein.
tRna
is a structural and functional component of the ribosomes.
rRna
process in which a gene’s DNA sequence is copied (transcribed) to make an RNA molecule.
Transcription
The process of ending transcription
Termination
The process of converting the information in a sequence of nitrogenous bases in mRNA into a sequence of amino acids that make a protein
Translation
Changes in the nucleotide sequence of DNA
Mutations