Teratogens and Their Effects on Pre-Natal Development
Teratogens and their effects on pre-natal development
In this essay we will look into what teratogens are. The different types of teratogens, and how much of a role they play on the pre-natal development, and the foetus. Also how the teratogens that impacts us in the womb, can also affect our bodies and our minds for the rest of our natural lives. We shall also discuss all the different stages of pre-natal development, from the conception, to the birth, and all the different factors in the growth rate of the foetus. We will also clear up the confusion that comes from people when it comes to teratogens and genetic disorders. One common misconception is that someone who drinks and smokes during pregnancy will have more of a chance of having a person develop Down syndrome. I even thought this. But in my studies on this subject i found that, to my surprise, it is a genetic disorder. My cousin who had had Down syndrome had it because it was a chromosomal disorder. Not an environmental or self-medicated teratogen played a part on him developing trisomy 21(Down syndrome). On the other hand, environmental and self-medicated teratogens played a huge part on his foetal development and his growth rate. His mam was in her late forties when she conceived and was a heavy smoker and drinker throughout the term of her pregnancy. He died pretty young from a weak heart; this was probably due to the smoking and drinking during pregnancy.
Long before a woman goes into the process of giving birth, and even longer before the conception has happened our chromosomes and genes (DNA) have already mapped out our hereditary details in the man’s sperm and the women’s egg. Our genes are like an instruction manual for our bodies. They affect our look, our health, and how our minds work. A zygote is women’s eggs that have been fertilized by the man’s sperm. The zygote consists of 23 pairs of chromosomes: 23 singles chromosomes from the man’s sperm and 23 from the women’s egg (46 in total)
In this essay we will look into what teratogens are. The different types of teratogens, and how much of a role they play on the pre-natal development, and the foetus. Also how the teratogens that impacts us in the womb, can also affect our bodies and our minds for the rest of our natural lives. We shall also discuss all the different stages of pre-natal development, from the conception, to the birth, and all the different factors in the growth rate of the foetus. We will also clear up the confusion that comes from people when it comes to teratogens and genetic disorders. One common misconception is that someone who drinks and smokes during pregnancy will have more of a chance of having a person develop Down syndrome. I even thought this. But in my studies on this subject i found that, to my surprise, it is a genetic disorder. My cousin who had had Down syndrome had it because it was a chromosomal disorder. Not an environmental or self-medicated teratogen played a part on him developing trisomy 21(Down syndrome). On the other hand, environmental and self-medicated teratogens played a huge part on his foetal development and his growth rate. His mam was in her late forties when she conceived and was a heavy smoker and drinker throughout the term of her pregnancy. He died pretty young from a weak heart; this was probably due to the smoking and drinking during pregnancy.
Long before a woman goes into the process of giving birth, and even longer before the conception has happened our chromosomes and genes (DNA) have already mapped out our hereditary details in the man’s sperm and the women’s egg. Our genes are like an instruction manual for our bodies. They affect our look, our health, and how our minds work. A zygote is women’s eggs that have been fertilized by the man’s sperm. The zygote consists of 23 pairs of chromosomes: 23 singles chromosomes from the man’s sperm and 23 from the women’s egg (46 in total)