Question

Describe two examples of how an understanding of genetics is making new fields of health care(treatment or diagnosis)possible?

Answer 1

Genome sequencing allows specialized cancer treatments, and research regarding genetic markers can help to predict an individual's likelihood of having diseases such as heart disease or diabetes.

Answer 2

Genetics is a branch of science that deals with the study of genes, their sequence, function, variation, and heredity.

Increasing understanding of genetics help in making new fields of health care, for example,

• Gene therapy helps in treating various genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis et cetera.
• Molecular genetics help in the development of more precise methods for diagnosis such as ELISA.
• Pedigree analysis and karyotypes help in early detection of possible hereditary diseases.
• DNA fingerprinting helps in detecting criminal suspects, paternity test, identification of dead organism et cetera.