Genetic testing



         


Genetic testing allows the genetic diagnosis of vulnerabilities to inherited diseases, and can also be used to determine a person's ancestry.

Genetic testing opens up a large number of ethical problems, particularly relating to the insurance industry. Some possible future ethical problems of genetic testing are illustrated in the film GATTACA.

See also: DNA fingerprinting

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