LAMCCD 1

Week 5: Ch. 2 Sec. 3

Individual Differences/ Genetic Influences4 main categories of genetic influences:

A) Sex (X) linked inheritance

• Hemophilia

B) Genetically based disorders

• Prader-Willi syndrome• Angelman syndrome

C) Chromosomal disorders

1) A Monosomy- an abnormality in the 23rd

• Turner’s Syndrome- a female only has 1 “X” chromosome…

2) A Trisomy- a chromosome pair that has an extra chromosome attached to…• Down Syndrome• Kleinfelter’s syndrome-

(XXY)

Infertility: Inability to conceive after 1 year

• 3 Causes (in Men):

• Main cause in women:

Infertility • Artificial insemination

• In vitro fertilization

Embryo cryopreservation

May be used with IVF…