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Anthropology #4

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Genotypes of the ABO blood group
AA, AO, BB, BO, OO, AB
Phenotypes of the ABO blood group
A, B, O, AB
heterozygous advantage
heterozygote has greatest fitness in malaria environment
Alleles of the Rh blood group
D, d
Alleles of the ABO blood group
A, B, O
Genotypes of the Rh blood group
DD, Dd, dd
Rh blood group universal donor
Rh-
myelin
fatty substances that sheaths neuronal axons, facilitating the transmission of electrical impulses along those axons
language
the unique system of communication used by the human species
Phenotypes of the Rh blood group
Rh+, Rh-
homozygous
having the same allele at the loci for a gene on both members of a pair of homologous chromosomes
antigens
Whole or part of an invading organism that prompts a response from the bodies immune system
population
an interbreeding group of organisms
genetic markers
traits whose genetic causation is known
pathogens
an organism and entity that can cause disease
genotype
the genetic makeup of an individual. can refer to the entire genetic complement or more narrowly to the alleles present at a specific locus on two homologous chromosomes
heterozygous
Having two different alleles at the loci for a gene on a pair of homologous chromosomes
behavioral diseases
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antibodies
Proteins formed by the immune system that are specifically structured to bind to and neutrilize invading antigens
acclimation
respond pysiologically or behaviorally to a change in a single environmental factor
Rh blood group universal recipient
Rh+
biomedical anthropology
The subfield of biological anthropology concerned with health and ilness
phenotype
An observable or measurable feature of an organism
epidemiology
a branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors
adaptability
The ability of an individual organism to make positive anatomical or physiological changes after short-period or long-period exposure to stressful environment conditions
racism
a prejudicial belief that members of one ethnic group are superior in some way to those of another
heterozygous advantage
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