1. PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT

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    1. Nature-Nurture revisited
      1. Genotype Phenotype
      2. Range of Reaction
      3. passive gene-environment relation
      4. evocative gene-environment relation
      5. active gene-environment relation ("niche picking")

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    2. Genetic Transmission       Genetic Transmission - Illustration
      1. Gametes (23 chromosomes)
      2. Cell Division - Meiosis/Mitosis
      3. Zygote (23 pair of chromosomes)
      4. Homozygous-Heterozygous Pairs
      5. Dominant-Recessive Alleles

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    3. Stages of Prenatal Development
      1. Germinal or Period of Zygote (conception - 2 weeks)
      2. Embryonic (2 - 8 weeks)
      3. Fetal (8 - 40 weeks/birth)

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    4. Cell Differentiation
      1. Ectoderm
      2. Mesoderm
      3. Endoderm
      4. Amniotic sac & fluid
      5. Umbilical cord
      6. Placenta

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    5. Principles of Growth
      1. Cephalocaudal
      2. Proximo distal
      3. Differentiation
      4. Bilaterality

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  2. PRENATAL INFLUENCES

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    1. Teratogens/Teratology
      1. Critical Periods (Timing)
      2. Intensity/Duration
      3. Site of Action
      4. Biogenetic Vulnerability
      5. Sleeper Effects

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    2. Drugs and Chemicals
      1. Thalidomide
      2. DES
      3. Aspirin/Antihistamines
      4. Alcohol (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)
      5. Nicotine
      6. Narcotics

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    3. Maternal Disease and State
      1. Rubella/Mumps
      2. Venereal Disease
      3. Nutrition
      4. Stress and Domestic Violence
      5. Maternal and Paternal Age

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    4. Birthing Factors
      1. Prolonged/Difficult Labor
      2. Anoxia
      3. Medication
      4. Prepared Childbirth

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