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Prelim 1 CHF chapter 3
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Undergraduate 1
09/22/2012

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Where does conception occur?
Definition
The fallopian tubes.
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Who determines the sex of the child?
Definition
The father.
Term
Reproductive cells are _______.
Definition
gametes
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Why do we conduct monozygotic twin studies?
Definition
They have the same genotype.
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What are the causes of abnormalities?
Definition
Extra or missing chromosome in some parents cells.
Maternal age (older women have higher probability of Down's syndome).
Paternal age (malformed sperm?).
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