Genetic Disorders

Question 1

What is polydactyly?

Answer 1

Polydactyly is a disorder caused by a dominant allele where a baby is born with extra fingers of toes

Question 2

How is genetic screening done?

Answer 2

A cell from each embryo is taken and screened and only the ones without any disorders are used

Question 3

Why are people against embryo screening?

Answer 3

1. It is a slippery slope to designer babies
2. The rejected embryos are destroyed
3. It implies that suffered are undesirable and could increase prejudice
4. Screening is expensive

Question 4

Why are people for embryo screening?

Answer 4

1. It will help stop suffering
2. There are laws to stop it going to far
3. Most embryos that aren’t used are destroyed anyway it just means that healthy ones aren’t
4. Treating the disorders in the life cost a lot of money

Question 5

What is cystic fibrosis?

Answer 5

Cystic fibrosis is a disorder of the cell membranes. It means that a lot of sticky mucus is produced in the air passages and pancreas. It is recessive