b1 nature vs nurture

• • nature - genetics, inherited skills and behaviours, genetically pre-progammed
• • nurture - environmental influences on development, socialisation, learned behaviour
• genetically inherited conditions

  • Cystic Fibrosis - mucus in the lungs and digestive system affecting breathing and digestion of food
  • brittle bones disease - lack of collagen protein in the bones causing brittle bones
  • Huntington’s disease - people born with a faulty gene that causes the brain to become damaged over time affecting physical and intellectual development
• generic conditions

  • down’s syndrome - extra chromosome on the 21st pair due to a change in sperm or egg - effects include flattened facial features, muscle tone and almond shaped eyes - links to intellectual disabilities