Chapter 2 Chris Smith

6. Describe the disease Priya's mother have.

Priya's mother has a disease called Huntington. In the beginning her mother started having strange changes. Her arms and legs started twitching. She started not being able to control her movements. She couldn't swallow food without choking.

7. If you were Priya, would you get tested for the disease? Why or Why not?

 If I were Priya, I would wanna get tested for the disease. I would rather know earlier so I can let the knowing sink in and get ready for what's to come in the future, instead of getting all these symptoms all of a sudden.

8. If Pryia is tested for the disease and finds out its positive. Who else has the right to know?

 If Priya is tested for this disease and she finds out that it's positive she needs to let her family and her boyfriend know. She needs to let everyone know who is close to her because she will have a short life so grieve early with her family.

9. What are the Pros and cons of havin this genetic test performed?

Pros are that Priya hasn't tested for the disease yet. Cons are that if she has Huntington she will find out later on because the symptoms that happened to her mother can most likely end up happening to her.

Genetic Counseling- when someone wants to get information about their genes.

 Mutation- is a change that occurs to the order of bases appearing in the DNA inside a cell. 

The Human Genome Project- The international effect. 

Disorder -problems with the mutation system.