subject
Biology, 21.06.2019 17:00 tyliyahmiles99

Mike was adopted, and his biological family history is unknown. although he is healthy, he would like some understanding of his genetic makeup, including potential health risks and genes that he could pass on to his children. mike has heard about commercial laboratories that can compare segments of your dna to those of people with common hereditary diseases in order to give you some idea of how susceptible you are to the diseases. the results of these types of tests are highly inconclusive. if mike's dna showed that he shares similarities in a segment of dna with people who have a given disease, his chances of developing that disease or passing it on to his children may be slightly elevated, but they are not 100 percent. these tests can cost more than $2,500 and are not covered by many insurance companies. do you think that mike should undergo the genetic tests? explain your answer. what are the potential pros and cons of having such tests done? describe how the availability of these genetic tests might affect the frequency of genetic diseases in individuals and populations.

ansver
Answers: 1

Another question on Biology

question
Biology, 22.06.2019 00:00
How does the study of genetic disorders such as pku biologists understand normal alleles?
Answers: 1
question
Biology, 22.06.2019 05:30
What is a sex-linked genetic disorder that disrupts the blood's ability to clot? a.achondroplasia b.huntington's disease c.hemophilia d.albinism
Answers: 2
question
Biology, 22.06.2019 08:00
Punnett squares are used to show possible combinations of alleles or to predict the probability of a trait occurring in offspring. an incomplete dominance cross is performed between a bird that is homozygous for red feathers and a bird that is homozygous for blue feathers. purple offspring result. then, two of the purple offspring are crossed. according to the punnett square for this cross, how many of the offspring from the second cross will have a feather color that results from incomplete dominance? 1 in 4 2 in 4 3 in 4 4 in 4
Answers: 2
question
Biology, 22.06.2019 20:30
If there is another new infectious disease somewhere in the world, what do you think canadian officials should do
Answers: 1
You know the right answer?
Mike was adopted, and his biological family history is unknown. although he is healthy, he would lik...
Questions
question
Mathematics, 04.12.2020 16:20
question
English, 04.12.2020 16:20
question
Mathematics, 04.12.2020 16:20
Questions on the website: 13722359