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Would you have your genome sequenced, if the price was affordable? Why or why not? If you answered yes, would you make your genome sequence publicly available? How might such information be misused?

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Hi, everybody. Let's take a look at this practice problem together, which of the following genetic diseases can be diagnosed through stereotyping. Now, what is Kariya typing? Recall that Caro typing is a test and using microscope and photography, you examine abnormalities in chromosome size shape and or numbers therefore carry a typing with diagnosed diseases with obvious abnormal chromosomes. So let's take a look at the options. We've got B Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Now, this is an X linked genetic disorder of progressive muscular weakness. It's caused by a mutation in the D M D gene and wouldn't be detected via gross observation with stereotyping. So B is not the correct answer. Then we've got C Huntington's disease. This is another disease caused by an abnormal mutation. This time, it's in the H T T gene. So again, it wouldn't be observed with Kariya typing. So C is not the correct answer. Then we've got option d sickle cell anemia. This is again, a disease caused by a gene mutation. This one occurs in the H B B gene like Duchenne and Huntington's. The mutation is too small for Kariya typing to be able to observe the abnormality. So D is also not correct, the correct answers. Option A Down Syndrome. It's a genetic disorder caused by a person having an extra copy of chromosome 21. Therefore, Kerry A typing would be able to observe that abnormality. So A is the correct answer. All right, everyone. I hope you found this helpful and I'll see you soon for the next practice problem.

Would you have your genome sequenced, if the price was affordable? Why or why not? If you answered yes, would you make your genome sequence publicly available? How might such information be misused?

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