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Human Development Across the Lifespan, 5/e
John S. Dacey, Boston College
John F. Travers, Boston College
Beginnings
The Biological Basis of Development

Outline

  1. The fertilization process
    1. The beginnings
      1. The sperm
      2. The ovum (egg)
    2. The menstrual cycle
      1. Ovulation
      2. Implantation
      3. Twins
    3. Infertility
      1. Causes of infertility
        1. Sexually transmitted diseases
        2. Significance of delayed childbearing
      2. Assisted reproduction
        1. Artificial insemination by donor
        2. In vitro fertilization
        3. Gamete intrafallopian transfer
        4. Zygote intrafallopian transfer
        5. Sperm and egg donation
        6. Cryopreservation
        7. Surrogate motherhood
    4. In vitro fertilization
      1. Procedural steps
      2. Success rate
    5. Adoption
      1. Closed adoption
      2. Open adoption
      3. Embryo adoption
      4. Foreign adoption
  2. Heredity at work
    1. Cell division
      1. Mitosis
      2. Meiosis
    2. Chromosomes and genes
      1. Genetic information
        1. genotype
        2. phenotype
    3. The DNA: Structure and function
      1. Adenine
      2. Guanine
      3. Cytosine
      4. Thymine
    4. How traits are transmitted
      1. Heterozygous
      2. Dominant and recessive
      3. Codominant and incomplete
      4. Polygenic inheritance
    5. Hereditary disorders
      1. Chromosomal disorders
        1. Down syndrome
        2. Klinefelter syndrome
        3. Turner syndrome
      2. Genetic disorders
        1. Tay-Sachs disease
        2. Sickle-cell anemia
        3. Cystic fibrosis
        4. Phenylketonuria (PKU)
        5. Spina bifida
        6. Sex-linked inheritance
          1. Hemophilia
          2. Fragile X syndrome
    6. The Human Genome Project
      1. How the Human Genome Project began
      2. Ethical, legal, and social implications
        1. Fairness
        2. Privacy and confidentiality
        3. Psychological impact
        4. Genetic testing
        5. Reproductive issues
        6. Clinical issues
        7. Commercialization








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