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Hereditary/Environmental Influences on Childbearing

Teacher: Dr. Barbara Lancaster
Across
A segment of DNA that directs the production of a specific product needed for body structure or function
Disorders evident at birth
What a nurse needs to possess when dealing with parents undergoing genetic counseling
A known teratogen
Exists when each body cell contains an extra copy of one specific chromosome bringing the total number to 47
Syndrome that has an extra 21st chromosome
A reason for genetic counseling
Genetic composition
Drugs that are arranged from A-D and X that indicate their potential to harm a fetus
Inherited characteristics that are strong
Observable characteristics
A known teratogen
Down
Symbolically represents a family's medical history and the relationships of its members to another
46 paired
Inherited characteristics that are weak
May occur when gametes do not halve their chromosome numbers and often the cause of a spontaneous abortion
Genetic in nature that is a slow process and focuses on the family as a whole
Amount received from both mother and father
Building block of genes and chromosomes and directs the manufacture of proteins for cell function
Agents in the fetal environment that either cause or increase the likelihood of a birth defect
Type of chromosome that is # 23
Exists when each body cell has a missing chromosome with a total number of chromosomes at 45