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This is the first 1,000 characters of 4274 words (17.1 pages) in the essay titled Genetics Genetics: Issues of IVF, screening, pre-selection, genetic testing, cloning and the social implications.James Watson once said, “We used to think that our fate was in our stars. Now we know that, in large measure, our fate is in our Genes” (Jaroff 1998). On June 26th 2000, The Human Genome Project will unveil its rough draft mapping of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequences within the human chromosomes (genetic code), to the public. The project has been ongoing since the late eighties, and is a huge international exercise, which has so far cost approximately 3 billion dollars. The final draft is expected to be complete by the year 2003 and the assumption is that it will have a massive impact on the path of human evolution! (Hamilton, 1998). Although we like to think that we are much more than the sum of our genes, our genes in large measure determine our abilities, our preferences, and our emotions (Berkowitz, 1996). This essay will look at the contemporary issue of genetics; it will examine its role in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and how it is utilised for screening purposes in both in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and the diagnosis of disease. This essay will also discuss the ethical issues of sex/gender pre-selection, cloning, and the use of genetic testing for social purposes. These issues may have an enormous impact on whole families and the future of our children. Appleyard (1999) suggests that any forecast of the future must make one of two assumptions... |
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Keywords: genetics, deoxyribonucleic acid, assisted reproductive technology, human chromosomes, genes, human genome project, pre selection, genetic testing, ivf, cloning, fate, pessimism, optimistic, screening purposes, sex gender, dna sequences, acid dna, enormous impact, genetic knowledge, massive impact