Imprinting - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Angelman Syndrome causes (expression and % of total) correct answers **paternal imprinting defect, should be maternal expression 5-7 kb deletion on maternal chr15q11.2-13 (60-70%) UBE3A maternal deletion (11%) Paternal UPD15 (3-7%) Angelman testing strategy and condition features correct answers methylation first since finds ~80% of cases then UBE3A seq and del/dup features: happy demeanor, abnormal gait, seizures, delayed/absent speech Prader-Willi Syndrome causes (expression and...

Saylor Academy Psych101 Exam Guide Questions and CORRECT Answers Eugenics Founder - Correct ANSWER- Galton Walter Cannon - Correct ANSWER- fight or flight Solomon Asch - Correct ANSWER- Conducted famous conformity experiment that required subjects to match lines. They said lines matched just to conform Genomic imprinting - Correct ANSWER- Phenomenon by which certain genes are expressed in a parent-of-origin-specific manner. If the allele inherited from the father is imprinted, it is t...

How humans detect visual, auditory, olfactory, and gustatory signals Ans: ear has mechanoreceptors to indicate movement hearing-vibrations of tympanic membrane to cochlea corti- vibrations of basilar membrane bends hairs fused to tectorial membrane seeing- light receptors contain pigment that chemically alter with light exposure cone cells= color blindness taste-5 different taste buds Structure of muscle tissue how it contracts cardiac vs skeletal muscle Ans: myofibril and sacromere fi...

Cohort Effects - relative similarities of a person's birth, era, or generation. (ie. millennials) Continuity vs. Discontinuity - continuity: development is gradual and occurs slowly discontinuity: sudden changes (age-related stages) Scientific Method - 1. conceptualize 2. collect data 3. draw conclusions 4. revise Freuds Theoretical Orientation - Psychoanalytic Theory - oral (birth-1yr) - anal (1-3yrs) -phallic (3-6yrs) interest in genitals -latency (6yrs-puberty) suppressed se...

Primal Scene - a psychoanalytic concept that suggests that a young child witnesses his parents have sex Animism/ Animistic - When a child acts as if nonliving objects have life like abilities and tendencies Father of analytic psychology - Carl G. Jung Konrad Lorenz - Best known for imprinting studies (an instinctual behavior when the goslings animals follows the first moving object - typically the mother); he had the animals imprint to him; believed that ppl were aggressive by nature

Compiled from lecture notes, this is a condense but detailed summary of genomic imprinting covered in BHCS3009 module. All the information (and more) is available in one place in a logical order, easy to search and use for revision.

NURS 6501 | NURS 6521 Advanced Pharmacology | Advanced Pharmacology FINAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS Question 1 An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? Selected Answer: b. Expressivity Correct Answer: b. Expressivity Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? Selected Answer: c. Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeabl...

What is a Theory? - ANSWER An abstract generalization that presents a systematic explanation about relationships among a Phenomena. Example: the theory of attachment originated in studies of animals with imprinting/ the theory of why dinosaurs became extinct. What is Concepts? - ANSWER An abstraction based on observation of behaviors and characteristics. Such as: Competence, Attachment, and Role attainment. What are Prepositions? - ANSWER Prepositions are the STATEMENTS that propose the ...

Balanced Body - Reformer 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed What is the purpose of the "Roll-Up" exercise? To strengthen the abdominals and improve spinal flexibility How does the "Single Leg Stretch" benefit the body? It strengthens the core while challenging balance and coordination Why should the shoulders remain relaxed during Pilates exercises? To prevent tension in the neck and upper back What is one benefit of practicing the "Spine Twist" exercise? ...

Behaviorhow organisms cope with their environment - some behave in programmed way - some behave due to learning 4 types of behavior1. imprinting 2. classical conditioning 3. operant conditioning 4. insight Instinctinnate, unlearned behavior; could be triggered by a "releaser" - bees know their role in the hive Releasertriggers an instinct - robin sees the tuft of feathers induces fighting response