It is believed that through extended and meticulous testing on laboratory animals that an acceptable and safe procedure may someday be possible. ... However, sex cell therapy involves changes in the sperm or egg cells of an individual. ... As genetic research progresses tests will be developed to predict genetic diseases long before they can be cured. ... An additional controversy that has surfaced with the prospect of sex cell alteration is that of eugenics, which is the specific tailoring of the human gene. ... If genetic testing is to occur it will require accredited and licensed labor...

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NF is found in every racial and ethnic group throughout the world and affects both sexes equally. ... Scientists are using this information to develop precise tests aimed at definitively diagnosing these disorders, even before an individual develops symptoms. ... There are two major types of genetic testing. ... In general, linkage testing is more than 95 percent accurate in predicting whether or not an individual has NF. The second test, direct gene mutation analysis, does not require the testing of other family members. ...

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Hippocrates, among many other philosophers, pondered heredity and came up with the theory of pangenesis, which states that sex involves the transfer of miniaturized, invisible body parts (Human Genetics, Notes p. 407). ... According to Darwin, the organs of an animal had "gemmules" that accumulated in the sex organs and were consequently exchanged during sexual reproduction (Darwin Species). ... These unpaired chromosomes came to be known as the sex cells and coincided with Mendel's observation that his pea plant sperm cells carried a single copy of factors (DNA Watson). ... Using the ...

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The categories are; autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant and sex-linked. Autosomal' refers to mutations affecting the non-sex chromosomes (1-22). Where as sex-linked defects arise from mutations which occur on the sex chromosomes. Autosomal conditions affect males and females at equal frequencies, where as sex-linked conditions affect the sexes differently. ... An example of each of a single gene defect has been chosen for each of the categories of; autosomal recessive and dominant and sex-linked. ...

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DNA mutations are caused through DNA damage from environmental agents such as ultraviolet light (sunshine), nuclear radiation or certain chemicals or/and mistakes that occur when a cell copies its DNA in preparation for cell division.4 If a mutation occurs in a sex cell then it is passed down on the next generation. ... These cells then may be tested for certain genetic defects. ... Blood can also be tested to check for genetics. ...

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Therefore, the scratch marks on the bullet match the scratch marks in the barrel of the gun that fired it, to the exclusion of all other weapons."3 This action is tested in a lab by firing a bullet using the weapon that is thought to be from the crime scene. The test bullet is compared to a bullet found at the crime scene under a comparison microscope. ... This personality description can include age, sex, occupation, behavioral disorders, upbringing, marital status, they type of place the person would live in and its general condition, the type of person the criminal might live with, wha...

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He is able to determine the height, sex, injuries and many other characteristics of an incomplete human corpse. ... Forensic entomologists may even test insects that fed on the tissue to determine whether a body held any drugs, poisons or alcohol. ...

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Some say it also devalues the importance of sex and natural reproduction methods. Another important issue of the use of this type of reproduction is that it is very risky because it has not been fully tested to complete extremes. ...

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"Dennis Smith pointed out that there were some undifferentiated sex cells in the intestines of South African frogs, so the tadpoles Gurdon cloned may very well be cloned from those undifferentiated cells."" ... All potential egg contributors were required to undergo psychological and physical tests. ...

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At its simplest, the scientific method begins by making observations, then proposing explanations, and finally testing those explanations. ... Experiment/Test. ... A well-designed experiment will test that prediction. ... Other experiments are simply quantitative observations and might be better described as tests. Astronomy is a science in which many experiments are essentially what I have just described as tests. 6. ...

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