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ovum - Answer egg cell that is produced by the female reproductive system
sperm - Answer sperm cell
ovum+sperm= - Answer zygote,
when they meet and fertilize, the genetic information joins together, and they form
a single cell called a zygote
# of chromosomes - Answer 23 pairs, 46 total
sex chromosomes - Answer the last pair, this cell will determine the sexual
characteristics in the person
types of sex chromosomes - Answer x and y
a female has - Answer two X chromosomes
a male has - Answer and x and a y chromosome
single gene-pair of inheritance - Answer eye color, hair color, dimples, widows peak,
ability to curl tongue, certain types of ears
,sex-linked inheritance - Answer Inheritance of a genetic trait located on the
sex chromosomes
typically linked to the x chromosome because it is longer and hold more DNA- linked
to color blindness
polygenetic inheritance - Answer many or several genes determine a particular trait,
almost everything about our characteristics and traits, a combination of genes that play
a role
genetic anomalies - Answer causes someone to develop in a different way
Age grade - Answer socially defined age group in a society
age norms - Answer behavioral expectations, socially defined for each grade
status - Answer children have lower status than adults, middle aged people have
higher status in the work force than people in later stages of life
roles - Answer each age plays a different role, and is expected to fulfill a certain role,
ex: 20 year olds are not expected to be fully independent in the US, while 20 year olds
in other cultures might be expected to do so.
Social clock - Answer not biological clock, what is expected of both men and women in
a culture.
age norms are different which leads our social clock to work differently as well
What is development? - Answer systemic changes and continuities in the
individual between conception and death
"womb to tomb"
, Three broad domains of development - Answer physical, cognitive, psychological
physical development - Answer growing
cognitive development - Answer thoughts and how we thing and process information
psychological development - Answer emotional and social development
biological factors of development - Answer genetic, neurological, or physical
conditions that affect the development of an individual
environmental factors of development - Answer the specific situations than
an individual experiences and that influences behavior and development
all the different situations a person experiences
sociocultural context - Answer the broad context that includes both social and
cultural influences
nature vs. nurture - Answer both are involved in every aspect of development, some
areas are more "nature" influences by the surroundings, while other things are
more influenced by nature
activity vs. passivity - Answer are we shaped by our environment or are we active
participants in how we develop, (its both)
life-long process - Answer development happens throughout our life, and change
is much more noticible in childhood
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