Question

Choose one of the following scenarios and answer the questions provided. Support your answers using scientific reasoning and discussing possible impacts to individuals, society, and the environment. Be sure to also discuss any medical or ethical issues that may apply.


Scenario 1:

Genetic engineering can be used to create more productive strains of farm animals used for milk and meat production. By adding genes to an animal’s DNA, the animal can be made to be more resistant to common infections. This can reduce the need to administer large doses of antibiotics to the animals.

Do

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you think that this type of genetic engineering should be pursued? Explain your answer. (5 points)

What are some possible impacts (positive and negative) of this type of genetic engineering on individuals, society, and the environment? (5 points)


Scenario 2:

Mike was adopted, and his biological family history is unknown. Although he is healthy, he would like some understanding of his genetic makeup, including potential health risks and genes that he could pass on to his children. Mike has heard about commercial laboratories that can compare segments of your DNA to those of people with common hereditary diseases in order to give you some idea of how susceptible you are to the diseases. The results of these types of tests are highly inconclusive. If Mike’s DNA showed that he shares similarities in a segment of DNA with people who have a given disease, his chances of developing that disease or passing it on to his children may be slightly elevated, but they are not 100 percent. These tests can cost more than $2,500 and are not covered by many insurance companies.

Do you think that Mike should undergo the genetic tests? Explain your answer. (2 points)

What are potential pros and cons of having such tests done? (5 points)

Describe how the availability of these genetic tests might affect the frequency of genetic diseases in

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individuals and populations. (3 points)

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Answer 4

scenario one
its economical if we dont have to administer too many antibiotics
more food is obtained in a short amount of time
plant crops have high yield and resistance to pests means pesticides are not required
better quality and nutritious food produced


and well in my opinion sort of playing with Gods creation how about atleast not genetically engineer humns

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well for second scenario i dont know much as such things dont occur here
anyways my answer is as follows
ethically yes he should get his tests done
because he can save his children from the disease
even if his children dont contract the disease there is a possibility that deleterious gene may be passed on

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part two pros and cons

in real life the disadvantages are

he cant afford so he will have to go through major problem of managing money
even if somehow he does he would become indebted
he might not be able to pay his debt of his whole life
there is not a hundred percent possibility that that he will pass on the disease in which case there would be no use of spending such a huge amount of money
however if he can prevent the genes from passing on by marrying a person which is homozygous with normal genes

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thats a benefit (C) he may be able to reduce the chances of disease in his children if he was aware
he could reduce the frequency of a deleterious gene in a population if he took all possible steps to prevent it

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this was tough