Chapter 3 - Howard's Health Is Up to Him (or is it?)
11. What did the doctor tell Howard?
12. Why is it that some people who have the gene for a disease, never actually get the disease. List three possibilities in your answer.
13. How can creating a genetic profile be helpful to a person?
14. If the genes are found that cause "criminal behavior", should the police be informed of those people that have those genes so they can keep an eye on them? Defend your answer.
15. Chapter Vocabulary (define)
genetic expression
genetic determinism
behavioral genetics
Chapter 4 - Carlos and Mollie Can Have a Perfectly Healthy Baby (or can they?)
16. If you were Mollie, would you have the test to determine if you were a carrier for cystic fibrosis?
17. What are the symptoms of the disease?
18. How can reproductive technology increase a couple's chances of having a healthy child?
19. If Mollie is tested and found to be a carrier for the disease, do you think the couple should still try to have a child? Why or why not?
20. If the couple conceives, and a genetic test confirms that the fetus will have the disease, should the pregnancy be terminated? Explain your reasons.
21. How can ex utero genetic testing help Carlos and Mollie have a healthy child?
22. It is possible that in the future, genetic testing on a fetus could be done to determine other traits, like eye color, intelligence, or even probability of obesity or alcoholism. What do you think about this? Would you have your baby tested before it was born? Why or Why not?
23. (Vocabulary) What is a DNA Marker?
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