Your Company Would Like to Begin Genetic Testing When Screening

question 60

Multiple Choice

Your company would like to begin genetic testing when screening for potential employees in order to know a person's risk for developing diseases such as cancer and heart disease. A valid argument against the use of these tests would be that

• A) the field of genetics has not advanced enough to be able to determine a person's risk for any type of disorder.
• B) genetic tests are painful and can cause physical damage to the person being tested.
• C) genetic testing is very expensive and would not be cost-effective.
• D) there is no way to be certain that someone would develop a disorder because some individuals who have the genes associated with a disorder may not develop that disorder.

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