1. What is wrong with Martin ?
- Martin was bullied at school because he is albino.
2. Do you think that Martin should have genetic treatment (if it were possible) to correct his problem? Why or why not?
- No because being different makes a person stand out and be unique. Also everyone was born in different ways for a reason, so why waste money to change what makes him different. If he loves himself he don't need treatment.
3. Do you think Martin should avoid having children in order to not pass along his condition? Why or why not?
- I think Martin should just adopt a baby rather than have a baby and deal with any issues of having an albino baby.
4. What is the difference between ethical, legal, and social issues?
- "Ethical issues concern what is moral or right. Legal issues concern the protections that laws or regulations should provide. And social issues concern how society as a whole (and individuals in society) will be affected by events. To really get into all of these issues, you first need to know some of the basic science of genetics."
5. Chapter Vocabulary (Define these words).
- Albino: A group of inherited disorders characterized by little or no melanin production.- Genetics: The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.- Pigment: the natural coloring matter of animal or plant tissue.- Gene: A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
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