THE CONCEPT OF

HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
AMBRAD,
MERLYN H
DEVELOPMENT
is a process that produces a progressive series
of orderly and coherent changes which led to
and end with maturity
Development cause by two interacting factor

• Heredity (Nature)
• Environment (Nurture)
ROLE OF
GENETICS
GENETICS
• Genetics in science is the study of heredity. The
expression of traits and how they are passed
from generation to generation.

Each human has 20,000-25,000 genes or called

Genome
 HEREDITY
is a biological process where a parent passes certain genes
onto their children or offspring. Every child inherits genes
from both of their biological parents and these genes in turn
express specific traits.
GREGOL MENDEL

• The Father of Genetics

• Grew plea plants, and observe

the pattern of the baby plea
plants he made and how they
differed from their parents
SOME KEY ASPECTS IN
WHICH GENETICS
INFLUENCES
DEVELOPMENT
01 INHERITED TRAITS

02 EARLY DEVELOPMENT
03 HEALTH AND
DISEASE

Cystic Fibrosis Sickle cell Anemia

04 Neurological and Cognitive
Development

INTELLIGEN
CE
05 PERSONALITY &
BEHAVIOR
06 MENTAL HEALTH

Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder