inherited disorders

• cystic fibrosis

  • recessive allele
  • 1 person in 25
• polydactyl

  • dominant allele
  • one parent had the defective allele
  • 50% chance
• emrbyo screening

  • before implanted possible to remove a cell from embryo to check for genes
  • also possible to get dna from in the womb
• pros of embryonic screening

  • help stop suffering
  • treating diseases cost money
  • there are laws to stop it going to far
• cons of embryonic screening

  • increase prejudice
  • might cause a bias to people can pick there desirable one
  • expensive