Genetic conflicts in human pregnancy / David Haig.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Haig, David, 1958- speaker, author.

Series:

Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Evolution and medicine.

Evolution and medicine : how new applications advance research and practice, 2056-452X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human evolution.

Medical genetics.

Biological Evolution.

Genetics, Medical.

Medical Subjects:

Biological Evolution.

Genetics, Medical.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (43 min.)) : color, sound.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Contents:

Contents: The association of maternal provisioning of a fetus and opportunity cost

The relationship between maternal investment in fetus to the benefit to the fetus and the cost to its siblings

The maternal-fetus unit: genes and their direct benefit to the fetus and indirect cost to its siblings

Syndromes associated with the imprinted cluster of genes of human chromosome 11p15.5: Beckwith- Wiedemann syndrome and Silver-Russell syndrome

3 potential areas for conflict during pregnancy: whether to carry/miscarry the embryo, nutrient quality of maternal blood and the volume of blood reaching the placenta

Placental hormones and fetal attempts to manipulate maternal physiology for fetal benefit

Maternal carbohydrate metabolism: glucose and insulin levels in the maternal blood, and maternal insulin sensitivity

The maternal-fetus blood circulation during pregnancy and the systemic blood supply shared between them.

Notes:

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.

Title from title frames.

Publisher Number:

1613 Henry Stewart Talks

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.