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Medicine, Year 1, Block 1 (Foundations of Medicine) > Medical and Social Aspects of Genetics > Flashcards

Medical and Social Aspects of Genetics Flashcards

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Define “eugenics”

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A set of beliefs / practices that aims to improve the genetic quality of the human population

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What is positive eugenics

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Encouragement of breeding between those best fitted to produce children

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What is negative eugenics?

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Prevention of breeding

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Give 6 examples of Eugenic policies

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  1. Genetic screening
  2. Compulsory sterilisation
  3. Forced abortions
  4. Immigration control
  5. Segregation of racial / mentally ill
  6. Genocides
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Most diseases are polygenic - what does ths mean?

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Caused by a number of genes

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