Define Stress

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Essay

Define stress. How do stressors differ from stress? Provide an example of a situation that would produce stress, and define which part is a stressor and which is stress.

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Definitions:

Allele

Alternative form of a gene; a gene pair contains two alleles.

Dominant Gene

A gene that expresses its phenotype over another gene (the recessive gene) when the two are present in a heterozygous condition.

Huntington Disease

A hereditary neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor dysfunction, cognitive decline, and psychiatric issues.

Twenty-First Chromosome

One of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans, with an abnormality in this chromosome causing Down syndrome.