PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
Question
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is in a wheelchair
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did not pass the GATTACA IQ test
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was born before “designer baby’ was an option
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genetically superior but in a wheelchair
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vincent isn’t tall enough, so he has his legs lengthened surgically to reach a height appropriate for his genome. Jerome sets Vincent up with blood and urine samples to manage the constant screening at Gattaca after he is hired as an astronaut based on his genetic potential.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the moment of birth our protagonist, Vincent Freeman, had a drop of blood taken from the heel of his foot. That drop was analyzed only seconds after the first breath was drawn, and the rest of his life was determined.
Detailed explanation-3: -Genetic engineering tends to make people grow and comprehend things through their own wrong deeds and struggles. The community of Gattaca believes that genetic engineering would make many people abandon their own lives to the dominion of possibility, instead of taking the responsibility of molding their destinies.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Gattaca, parents produce children with the help of geneticists, who use reproductive technology to selectively choose particular genes in each parent to prevent genetic disorders and to produce healthy and attractive children.