Let's Talk Genetics
An egg or sperm cell.
What is, a gamete
Experiences unique to individual, not shared by other members of family in same environment.
What is, None-shared environmental influences
A fertilized egg
What is, a zygote
Complete oxygen deprivation (lack of oxygen). Anoxia is very serious because it can lead to cognitive delay or death
What is, Anoxia
A numerical scale used to rate a newborn baby’s vital signs
What is, APGAR Scale
The scientific term for two siblings who have the same genetic makeup
what is, Monozygotic (identical twins)
Having alleles of a gene that are identical to each other
What is, Homozygosity
exists between 3- 8 weeks after conception
What is, an embryo
When a baby is born less than 38 weeks after conception
What is, Prematurity
The four Newborn Stages consist of:
What is, Alert inactivity, Waking activity, Crying, Sleeping
The complete set of genes that make up a person’s heredity.
What is, Genotype
TRUE OR FALSE: The most crucial point is that genes never cause behaviour directly
What is, True
After the eighth week of gestation until birth, the developing baby.
What is, the fetus
A reduced supply of oxygen.
What is, Hypoxia
A healthy baby dies suddenly, usually during sleep, for no apparent reason (crib death).
What is, SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
A person’s genotype plus all other environmental influences that make up that person’s physical, behavioural, and psychological characteristics.
What is, Phenotype
A relationship between heredity and environment in which the parents pass on genotypes to children and also provide much of the early environment supporting expression of those genes.
What is, a passive gene-environment relation
This stage of labour occurs for the first 12-24 hours
What is, Stage 1
Babies who are substantially smaller at birth than expected based on the length of time since conception.
What is, Small-for-date infants
10-15% of mothers experience this post birth
What is, Postpardum Depression
The genes who's chemical instruction IS followed
What is, dominant
A relationship between heredity and environment in which individuals actively seek environments suitable to their genotype.
What is, an active gene-envrionment relation
This stage lasts approximately an hour during Labour and Delivery
What is, Stage 2
Detachment of the placenta from the uterine wall.
What is, Placental Abruption
Infants with this disorder tend to have a small head, a thin upper lip, a short nose, and widely spaced eyes. Many of these children experience intellectual delay and poor social judgment, as well as limited motor skills, language, and visual-motor coordination.
What is, FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder)