Genetic predisposition

Nature versus nurture ultimately boils down to how organisms such as ourselves develop overtime. Whether our development is based off of our nature such as genes and variables out of our control or nurture such as how we are raised and the environment that we thrive and grow in. Psychologists have been able to narrow down the main factors of both nature and nurture in their debate and study of the growth and development of the human psyche. Nature is believed to be a predetermined course that…

combination of both genetic and environmental forces mold and shape our existence. “Today many developmental scientists have come to regard a solely quantitative approach to the study of heredity and environment as simplistic” (Papalia & Martorell, 2015, p. 63). The environment’s capacity to assist in constructing general health cannot be diminished. For example, the socio-economic status that we enjoy or endure in our formative years can have an enormous impact on inherited predispositions. …

Eugenics, or the “study of the genetic and prenatal influences that affect expression of certain characteristics in offspring.” (Ludman) Originally, eugenics was the study of selective breeding to improve the gene pool. Modern eugenics is based in studying, and perhaps someday altering, the genetic code to improve quality of life for all, specifically to have children born free of disease. “The emphasis is on the control of the genetic properties of future offspring.”(Epstein) What if all those…

Be that as it may, the decisions that parents make during genetic engineering can limit the autonomy of the child whom was “designed” a specific way. Even more, the pressure that can be applied onto a child can be exceedingly overwhelming. Obviously, a child is not able to control whether or not their parents alter their genes, but without genetic engineering there would be more of a potential range of genes a person could be born with. For example, children do not get to decide if they end up…

combination of both nature and nurture that shapes human outcome. I tend to look at it like this: we cannot escape our genetic predispositions, but we can change the psychology surrounding them. Thus, it is possible to raise a child who had an incredibly dire utero experience into a functional, happy person and vice versa. Paul gives explanation of this with regards to PTSD and how this genetic marker could be both a hindrance or survival testimony (Paul, 2011). So, I cannot say that I fall on…

Impacts of Genetic Screening For Parents Genetic screening is defined as "any kind of test performed for the systematic early detection or exclusion of a hereditary disease, the preposition to such a disease or to determine whether a person carries a predisposition that may produce a hereditary disease in offspring." (Godard, Beatrice et al.) Genetic screening is commonly performed for reasons associated with fertility and pregnancy, and, being a relatively new frontier in genetic research,…

The idea of being able to read an individual’s genome via genetic testing has become very controversial. Genetic testing is a relatively new medical breakthrough that can give predispositions or possible genetic abnormalities with a simple blood test or swab of a cheek. These tests range from prenatal, to newborns, to adults. Some tests are done out of curiosity, and others are advised by medical professionals due to family or background history of a particular condition. Many people have strong…

its importance was not realized until 1953 (DNA). Genetic testing, “a type of medical test that identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or proteins” (What is Genetic Testing?), however, was first done in the 1910s with ABO blood typing (O’Neil). Today, testing is used for determining paternity, determining a person’s chance of developing or passing on a genetic disorder, and to confirm or rule out a suspected genetic condition (What is genetic testing?). There are currently over 100 different…

Chediak-Higashi syndrome is a Primary human immunodeficiency disease which is caused by genetic predisposition in an autosomal recessive pattern, where this describes any chromosome other than sex chromosomes where both pairs of the gene in each cell have underwent mutation. This disorder itself is a rare one, where about 200 cases of the condition have been reported worldwide. The parents of the person with this type of condition, autosomal recessive, carry one copy of the mutated gene, but…

to each other, divided by dissimilar, short sequences of virus DNA. The Cas9 part is a linked nuclease that is aided by a guide RNA, used to cut DNA. The CRISPR/Cas9 system is an immune response in bacteria that works when a virus, releases its genetic code into the bacteria. The virus DNA is stored in the bacteria DNA, so that it can specifically attack that virus, where it to invade again. When the virus attacks the bacteria again, its DNA is detected through an RNA base pairing method. It…