Part 2

Question 1

Genetic endowment that an individual inherits

Answer 1

Genotype

Question 2

Observable or measurable characteristics

Answer 2

Phenotype

Question 3

Sperm penetrates an ovum, forming a zygote

Answer 3

Conception

Question 4

Single cell formed at conception

Answer 4

Zygote

Question 5

Stretches of DNA

Answer 5

Genes

Question 6

Can duplicate itself

Answer 6

DNA

Question 7

Cell duplicates it’s chromosomes and divides into 2 genetically identical daughter cells

Answer 7

Mitosis

Question 8

Germ cell divides, producing gametes (sperm/ova) that each contain half of the parent cells

Answer 8

Meiosis

Question 9

Creating new hereditary combinations

Answer 9

Crossing over

Question 10

Each pair of chromosomes segregates independently during meiosis

Answer 10

Independent assortment

Question 11

23rd pair

Answer 11

Sex

Question 12

Powerful gene that is expressed phenotypically and masks less powerful gene

Answer 12

Dominant Allele

Question 13

2 heterozygous but equally powerful alleles produce a phenotype in which both genes are fully and equally expressed

Answer 13

Codominance

Question 14

Also called as Trisomy 21

Answer 14

Down Syndrome

Question 15

Needle is inserted through the abdominal wall into uterus

Answer 15

Amniocentesis

Question 16

Environment largely influences where within the range an attribute will fall

Answer 16

Range of reaction principle

Question 17

Genes or environment may limit the extent the other can influence development

Answer 17

Canalization principle

Question 18

Study of how genes and environment influence behavior

Answer 18

Behavioral Genetics

Question 19

Sound waves provide outline of fetus–useful after 14th week

Answer 19

Ultrasound

Question 20

One of the chromosomes is missing

Answer 20

Turner syndrome

Question 21

Systematic continuities and changes in the individual that occur between conception and death

Answer 21

Development

Question 22

Remain the same or continue to reflect our past

Answer 22

Development continuities

Question 23

Scholar regardless of discipline, who seeks to understand the developmental processes

Answer 23

Developmentalist

Question 24

Typical patterns of change

Answer 24

Normative Development

Question 25

Individual variations in patterns of change

Answer 25

Ideographic development

Question 26

Set of concepts and proposition designed to organize, describe, and explain an existing set of observation

Answer 26

Theory

Question 27

Explanation for a phenomenon

Answer 27

Hypothesis

Question 28

Produce consistent and replicable results

Answer 28

Reliability

Question 29

accurately measure what they are intended to measure

Answer 29

Validity

Question 30

Technique in which a participants are asked the same question

Answer 30

Structure interview

Question 31

Interview in which a participants response to each questions determines what the investigator will ask

Answer 31

Clinical method

Question 32

Observe people as they engage in their everyday activities in the habitats

Answer 32

Naturalistic observation