Question
Biology Question on Infertility
Amniocentesis is a process to
determine any disease of heart
determine any hereditary disease of the embryo
know about the disease of brain
grow cell on culture medium
determine any hereditary disease of the embryo
Solution
Amniocentesis is a technique of drawing amnibtic fluid and testing it to find out the sex and disorders of the foetus. The amniotic fluid is usually taken about the fourteenth or fifteenth week after conception. Amniotic fluid contains cells from the skin of the foetus and other sources. These cells can be used to determine the sex of the infant, to identify some abnormalities in the number of chromosomes and to detect certain biochemical and enzymatic abnormalities. If it is established that the child is likely to suffer from a serious, incurable congenital defect, the mother should get the foetus aborted. However, these days, this technique is also being misused. Since the sex of the foetus can be determined by this technique, normal female foetus is aborted. Therefore, this technique has been banned.