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______ is a procedure in which a needle is used to withdraw a small amount of amniotic fluid and cells from the sac surrounding the fetus and later tested
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development from head to tail
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this is a sharp rise in blood pressure than can be dangerous during pregnancy
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the bidirectional interplay between nature and nurture
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this sex-linked chromosomal syndrome results in a male who can have some breast development, infertility, and low levels of testosterone
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this type of abnormality occurs when a child inherits too many or too few chromosomes
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_________'s disease is a autosomal dominant disorder (heterozygous) where nerve cells become damaged, causing various parts of the brain to deteriorate.
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environmental factors that can cause birth defects
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this is a sex-lined disorder where there are problems with blood clotting
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most traits are due to several genes, which makes them this
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a feature that is actually expressed due to genes
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this is a homozygous recessive disorder where an individual lacks melanin and processes little to no pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes
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seven percent of pregnant women develop gestational ______, a condition where the body has too much glucose in the bloodstream
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the first period in prenatal development
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sperm and ova are made in this process, which is why they only typically have 23 chromosomes each
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the use of this has been associated with low birth weight, placenta previa, preterm delivery, fetal growth restriction, sudden infant death syndrome, cleft lip or palate, and later health problems
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this type of pregnancy is when the zygote becomes attached to the fallopian tube before reaching the uterus
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this period spans most of pregnancy, starting in week 9
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these are recipes for making proteins and are located on chromosomes
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The most common cause of this syndrome is an extra 21st chromosome, or trisomy 21
