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5.1 Inheritance

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Question 24

The genetic modification of human embryos to prevent inherited genetic disorders is a developing medical technology.

What is an ethical concern associated with this procedure?

A

It could be used to select desirable physical characteristics rather than just preventing disease.

B

The specialized equipment required is highly expensive.

C

It requires highly trained geneticists and medical specialists.

D

The success rate of the genetic edits may vary between different embryos.

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5.1 Inheritance Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /5.1 Inheritance

97 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 5.1 Inheritance, covering 5.1.1 The genome, 5.1.2 Environment and phenotype, 5.1.3 Variants and mutations, 5.1.4 How genetic variants influence phenotype, 5.1.5 Asexual and sexual reproduction, 5.1.6 Haploid and diploid, 5.1.7 Meiotic cell division, 5.1.8 Single gene inheritance, 5.1.9 Predicting single gene crosses, 5.1.10 Sex determination, 5.1.11 Multiple gene inheritance, and 5.1.12 Development of our understanding of genetics. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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