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Kate’s story: Inheritance and the ethical and moral issues |
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Activities that build on Chapter 3 Kate’s story in Human Genetics and are concerned with understanding the inheritance of spinal muscular atrophy and the ethical and moral issues arising when a family with one child with a genetic disease wish for more children |  | 
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Activity G12 |
Watching a video clip about Kate who has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and the use of pre-natal diagnosis (PND) |
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To reinforce the concept of dominant and recessive alleles and their role in the inherited disease spinal muscular atrophy |  |
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To set the scene for discussing ethical and moral issues caused by genetic testing |  |
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To understand the impact of a genetic disease on family life |  |
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G12.VC |
Chapter 3 Kate’s story in Human Genetics |
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Activity G13 |
Considering the symptoms and cause of spinal muscular atrophy |
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To understand the symptoms and causes of spinal muscular atrophy |  |
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G13.D |
SMA - spinal muscular atrophy worksheet |
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Activity G14 |
Modelling inheritance of a recessive allele |
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To consolidate and extend learning about genetic diseases caused by recessive alleles |  |
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G14.D |
Investigating the odds worksheet |
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Activity G15 |
Watching a video clip about the ethics of pre-natal diagnosis (PND) |
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To understand that people’s beliefs will affect their views on pre-natal diagnosis (PND) |  |
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G15.VC |
Chapter 4 Abortion - right or wrong? in Human Genetics |
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Activity G16 |
Considering the options arising from pre-natal diagnosis (PND) |
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To understand the implications for parents who have a child with a genetic disease and wish for more children |  |
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G16.D |
Pre-natal diagnosis - considering choices worksheet |
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Activity G17 |
Watching a video clip about using genetic screening to prevent the birth of people with disabilities |
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To develop understanding of issues concerning genetic screening to prevent the birth of people with disabilities |  |
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G17.VC |
Bonus material: Screening out disability in Human Genetics |
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Activity G18 |
Considering the implications of pre-natal diagnosis (PND) |
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To understand genetic counselling |  |
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To understand the role of pre-natal diagnosis (PND) |  |
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G18.OHT1 |
Information, reliability and consequences OHT |
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G18.OHT2 |
Information, reliability and consequences OHT with possible answers |
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G18.D |
Understanding genetic counselling worksheet |
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Activity G19 |
Watching a video clip about pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) |
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To develop understanding of the pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) procedure |  |
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G19.VC |
Chapter 5 Healthy embryo selection in Human Genetics |
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Activity G20 |
Considering the preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) procedure |
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To reinforce understanding of the pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) procedure |  |
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G20.D |
Can I explain pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)? worksheet |
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Activity G21 |
Watching a video clip about the ethics of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) |
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To develop understanding of the implications of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) |  |
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G21.VC |
Chapter 6 Is it right to select? in Human Genetics |
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Activity G22 |
Considering the implications of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) |
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To reinforce understanding of the implications of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) |  |
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G22.D1 |
Embryo selection - what should be allowed? worksheet |
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Embryo selection case studies |
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Activity G23 |
Watching a video clip about the role of government in deciding about the medical use of genetic technologies |
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To develop understanding of the role of government in deciding about the medical use of genetic technologies |  |
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G23.VC |
Bonus material: Role of government in Human Genetics |
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Activity G24 |
Considering the implications of political control of the medical use of genetic technologies |
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