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book Human Heredity 11th Edition by Michael Cummings cover

Human Heredity 11th Edition by Michael Cummings

Edition 11ISBN: 978-1305251052
book Human Heredity 11th Edition by Michael Cummings cover

Human Heredity 11th Edition by Michael Cummings

Edition 11ISBN: 978-1305251052
Exercise 4
A couple has a young child who needs a bone marrow transplant. They propose that preimplantation screening be done on several embryos fertilized in vitro to find a match for their child.
a. What do they need to match in this transplant procedure?
b. The couple proposes that the matching embryo be transplanted to the mother's uterus and serve as a bone marrow donor when old enough. What are the ethical issues involved in this proposal?
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a) The couple will need to test the embr...

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