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Chapter 09 Self Quiz
Genetic Choices
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A common charge against genetic testing to prevent birth impairments is that it amounts to disrespect or discrimination against
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Older people
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People with disabilities
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Minorities
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The use of genetic information by employers, insurance companies, and others to discriminate against or stigmatize people is known as
Genetic testing
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Genetic control
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Unauthorized testing
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Genetic discrimination
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Gene therapy in germ-line cells is currently
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Not feasible
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Low risk
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Widely accepted
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The deliberate attempt to improve the genetic makeup of humans by manipulating reproduction is known as
Germ-line therapy
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Somatic cell therapy
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Eugenics
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Gene activation
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Most of the moral controversy over embryonic stem cells has focused on their source, which is mainly
Adult stem cells
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Umbilical cords
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Blastocysts
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Bone marrow
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Many gene therapies have been approved for routine use.
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Physicians have debated whether they should reveal to a patient the results of a genetic test showing that he or she is at high risk for an unpreventable, untreatable disease.
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The core question in public disputes about embryonic stem cells is whether it is morally permissible to destroy human embryos in a search for cures.
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Genetic testing is now available for over 1,000 diseases.
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Genetic tests almost always yield definitive answers.
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