Genetic Testing in Utero Can Inform Parents of Possible Genetic

question 85

Multiple Choice

Genetic testing in utero can inform parents of possible genetic mutations in the embryo. There are ethical concerns that genetic testing might become a modern form of ________________?

• A) euthanasia
• B) population control
• C) genocide
• D) quantitative easing
• E) racial profiling

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Definitions:

One Sperm

A single male gamete or reproductive cell that combines with the female gamete to form a zygote in sexual reproduction.

Zygotes

The initial cell formed when a new organism is produced by sexual reproduction, resulting from the fusion of an egg and a sperm cell.

Gene Pair

Two genes that occupy the same position on homologous chromosomes and control the same inherited characteristic.

Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), carrying genetic information.