| What is genetic testing? Genetic testing
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| | As mentioned previously, genetic testing
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| is fast gaining popularity to test for
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| | can also be done for a number of reasons.
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| various diseases, illnesses as well as
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| | Before birth genetic testing may be done
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| for paternity, ancestry and a number of
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| | to test for the possibility of diseases
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| other things but what is genetic testing?
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| | such as Down's syndrome, this may also be
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| Genetic testing is the analysis of DNA
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| | done when the baby is first born as well
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| from our bodies and the interpreting of
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| | as checking for a number of other
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| the DNA code to read a number of
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| | diseases. Genetic testing may also be
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| different things depending on what is
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| | used to diagnose certain diseases or to
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| being tested.
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| | test whether someone is a possible
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| In each of our cells there is a substance
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| | carrier of a disease for a genetic
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| known as DNA, each DNA strand consists of
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| | disorder. Paternity testing or using
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| a number of segments containing the code
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| | genetic testing to determine whether
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| for everything about us - our eye color,
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| | someone is the father of a specific
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| hair color, height, other physical
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| | child, as well as ancestry genetic
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| features as well as information relating
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| | testing is also becoming more popular.
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| to a number of diseases and illnesses.
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| | Apart from personal reasons genetic
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| There are also certain segments on these
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| | testing is also done for research as well
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| DNA strands that do not change much over
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| | as forensic reasons, as DNA at the scene
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| time and is passed from generation to
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| | of a crime can help give evidence against
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| generation. It is this factor which makes
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| | a criminal.
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| it possible for genetic testing to
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| | In conclusion, the answer to what is
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| determine both paternity as well as
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| | genetic testing is that genetic testing
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| earlier ancestry.
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| | is the analysis of DNA in our cells to
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| Genetic testing can be done either before
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| | test for paternity, diseases, research or
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| birth or after birth. If genetic testing
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| | forensic reasons. Our DNA is unique to
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| is required before birth the mother's
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| | us; however it is passed down from our
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| doctor will either take some fluid from
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| | parents, some of it remaining relatively
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| around the fetus through amniocentesis or
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| | unchanged and so although it can tell
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| will do a CVS to take material from the
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| | specific things about us, it can also
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| placenta which contains genetic
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| | tell us who our parents are and something
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| information. After birth genetic testing
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| | about our ancestry. Genetic testing is
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| can be done either through blood samples
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| | done either through taking a blood sample
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| or through taking a swab of the inside of
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| | or cheek swab or, in the case of prenatal
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| the cheek, which is generally the
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| | genetic testing, an amniocentesis or CVS
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| preferred method as it is painless and
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| | is done.
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| easier to perform.
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