To explain:
The requirement to use genetic testing to check the disease in an embryo before the technique of the in-vitro fertilization, analysis of the embryo for testing to check for traits unrelated to the diseases. The analysis of the feasibility of performing the genetic tests and to draw a line of conclusion for the genetic tests which are acceptable and which are not.
Introduction:
The genetic testing by the procedure of amniocentesis is done to analyze the diseases in the embryo. In this technique, a small amount of amniotic fluid is extracted from the embryo sac layer inside the uterus of the mother and diagnosed for the pre-natal diseases. The technique of in-vitro fertilization is used for fertilizing the egg with a sperm in a test-tube and implanting the egg in the uterus of the mother at the eight-celled stage.
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