Genetic Testing and Its Social Implications
Genetic Testing and Its Social Implications
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Probably, applied genetics’ most impacts on society are as a result of genetic tests. In general, genetic tests seek to detect some feature of a person’s genetic constitution. This feature can be a disease causing mutation or a marker DNA sequence used to detect presence of another gene. Obviously these procedures used for testing the status of DNA, RNA or chromosomes are included …
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…we encounter the slippery slope of germ line gene therapy.
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