iwecht & tmartinez period 6

1. GENETIC MODIFICATION OF FOOD Isaac Wecht & TJ Martinez Period 6

4. GENETIC DISORDER Genetic counseling can help couples learn about their chance of having a diseased child. They use punnet squares, karyotypes, and pedigee charts to help them to find this information. Karyotypes can be used to see the chromosomes inside a developing baby’s cell. The doctor can use this information to see if the baby is developing the right number of chromosomes. Chromosomes abnormalities- When an offspring has too many or too little chromosomes in their DNA. This is a result of an error in meiosis. One example of this disease is Down Syndrome. Multifactorial Disorder- A disorder where more then on e gene is defected. An example of this disorder is heart disease and diabetes. Single gene disorder- A disease caused by only one gene being defected. Usually, these diseases are minor like red-green colorblindness.

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9. CONCLUSION In conclusion, the modification of foods is definitely, a helpful tool for farmers. For intense, they can use it to make their corps larger or protect them from bugs and other pests. The only questions those farmers need to ask is, is this ethical? Will these modifications be harmful to the humans that consume the crops that have been modified? I believe that these modifications are coming and are going to change the foods we eat greatly. But the question still remands, is it for the better? I believe that the modification of foods is a waste of government money and time. Why do we need to enhance our animals and crops if we are doing fine with food already? Our government is already in a recession, so why would we waste our money on something we don’t need? It is also a big risk because we can never be sure that these modifications will be harmful to humans. I think that until we actually have the money to fund this, we should just stay with what we have and what we do works.