What Is the Difference Between Genetic Screening and Gene Therapy

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Essay

What is the difference between genetic screening and gene therapy? Present a consequentialist argument in favor of either genetic screening or gene therapy. Then, present a  nonconsequentialist  argument against   either genetic screening or gene therapy .

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Definitions:

Adaptive Flexibility

The ability to adjust behaviors or thoughts in response to changing environmental demands.

Reproductive Success

A measure of the number of offspring an individual produces and supports to reproductive age, which contributes to the genetic pool of the next generation.

Epigenetic Marks

Chemical modifications to DNA and histones that affect gene expression without altering the genetic sequence itself.

Gene Replication

The biological process by which a cell copies its DNA prior to cell division, ensuring that each new cell receives a full set of genetic information.