Essay
Genetic testing is used to screen newborns for genetic diseases, detect persons who are heterozygous for recessive diseases, detect disease-causing alleles in those who have not yet developed symptoms of the disease, and detect defective alleles in unborn babies. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis combined with in vitro fertilization allows for the selection of embryos that are free from specific genetic diseases.
-How does preimplantation genetic diagnosis differ from prenatal genetic testing?
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Q2: Y-linked traits appear only in males and
Q3: Autosomal dominant traits appear in both sexes
Q4: Autosomal recessive traits appear with equal frequency
Q5: Higher concordance for monozygotic twins compared with
Q6: Rare X-linked recessive traits appear more often
Q7: X-linked dominant traits affect both males and
Q8: Similarities between adopted persons and their genetically
Q9: Dizygotic twins develop from two eggs fertilized