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Genetics and Prenatal Development
Learning Objectives

In this chapter, students should learn:

  • how genetic patterns are transmitted from parents to children

  • types of genetic and chromosomal disorders

  • methods of determining prenatally whether an unborn child has a genetic or chromosomal disorder

  • how fertilization occurs

  • the development of the embryo and fetus

  • the factors that can have an negative and positive impact on prenatal development



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