6. Describe the disease Priya's mother had?
Priya has just lost her mother to an illness called Huntington's disease.
7. If you were Priya, would you get tested for this disease? Why or Why not?
She is tempted to take the test. She thinks that if she could find out once and for all whether she will get the disease, she could plan for her future. On the other hand, she wonders if it is better not knowing.
8. If Priya is tested and found to have the gene for the disease, who else has a right to know? (her family, her employers, her boyfriend...) Explain your answer.
Yes she should let people know about it because if she is a carrier she can pass it on to her child.
9. What are the pros (good points) and cons (bad points) of having this genetic test performed?
pro is she getting checked out, con is that the test can tell her that she is a carrier.
10. Chapter Vocabulary:
Genetic counseling- is the process by which the patients or relatives at risk of an inherited disorder are advised of the consequences and nature of the disorder, the probability of developing or transmitting it, and the options open to them in management and family planning.
Mutation- is a permanent alteration of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extra-chromosomal DNA or other genetic elements.
Human Genome Project- is an international scientific research project with the goal of determining the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up human DNA, and of identifying and mapping all of the genes of the human genome from both a physical and functional standpoint.
Disorder- a state of confusion.
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