inherited disorders

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what part of the cell does cystic fibrosis effect?
cell membrane
What does the body produce too much off in cystic fibrosis?
sticky mucus
Where is the sticky mucus produced in cystic fibrosis produced?
air passages and pancreas
The alleles for cystic fibrosis is
recessive (f)
What is polydactyly?
a genetic disorder where a baby is born with extra fingers or toes
Is polydactyly life-threatening?
No.
What kind of allele is polydactyly caused by?
a dominant allele (D)
In IVF embryos can be screened for genetic disorders, true or false? 
True.
In IVF, before being implanted it is possible for a cell to be removed from each embryo and analyse it's genes for genetic disorders.
Embryonic screening is the testing of embryos to see if they have a genetic disorder
Embryonic screening is very controversial because it can lead to embryos with 'bad' alleles to be destroyed
Give arguments against embryonic screening
Implies people with genetic problems are undesirable and could increase prejudice
People could want to screen embryos for desirable characteristics
Screening is expensive
Give arguments for embryonic screening
It will help to stop people suffering
Treating disorders costs the government lots of money
There are laws in place to stop it going to far