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| Rod-shaped structures that are composed of genes and found within the nuclei of cells. |
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| Splits lengthwise to double in number. Half of each chromosome combines to retake original form. 46 chromosomes. |
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| Each pair of chromosomes splits and one member of each pair moves to the new cell. 23 chromosomes. |
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| Member of a pair of chromosomes. |
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| Stem from the interaction of heredity and environmental factors. |
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| Chromosomal abnormality. Intellectual disability and caused by an extra chromosome in the 21st pair. |
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| Fatal genetic disorder where mucus obstructs the lungs and pancreas. |
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| Genetic form, or construction of a person as determined by heredity. Traits inherited from our parents. (Genes) |
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| Actual form or constitution of a person as determined by heredity and environmental factors. Our actual traits. (What we look like) |
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| Developmental disorder characterized by failure to relate to others, communication problems, intolerance of change, and ritualistic behavior. |
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| Injection of sperm into the uterus to fertilize an ovum. |
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| Fertilization of an ovum in a laboratory dish. |
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