Because Chromosomal Alterations Such as Duplications Often Affect Several Genes,they

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Because chromosomal alterations such as duplications often affect several genes,they tend to have serious impacts,including slowed growth and mental retardation.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Theorist

A scholar or researcher who studies the mental processes involved in perception, memory, judgment, and decision making.

Piaget

refers to Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in developmental psychology and his theory of cognitive development in children.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist who founded psychoanalysis, a technique to treat mental disorders by engaging in conversation.

Evolutionary Theory

A scientific theory that explains the diversity of life on Earth through the processes of natural selection, genetic drift, mutation, and gene flow.