the Case of . . . the

the Case of . . . the Genetic Finger of Fate Melindah and Jermain Tessel were incredibly happy last week when they learned that Melindah was pregnant with their first child, but now they’re so worried they can’t sleep. When they got home from the physician’s visit, they began to jokingly consider such characteristics as height (tall like Melindah or on the short side, like Jermain), tendency to obesity (like Jer-main), athletic ability (like Melindah), intelligence (high, of course, like both of them), and so on. But then they turned to other traits. Both Melindah and Jermain were overly shy and quiet, and they wished they had been more assertive. Neither was a natural leader or confident public speaker, but they wanted their children to be. Both were loners, and they agreed that their kids would have an easier time if they turned out to be more sociable and out-going. They worried whether these personality traits were prede-termined, or if their kids’ fates could be changed. Then the conversation got even more unsettling. Melin-dah remembered that there was some mental illness in her fam-ily and there were even rumors of violence in one of her uncles. This prompted Jermain to recall an alcoholic cousin and a more dis-tant relative who, he thought, had died early from sickle-cell anemia. There seemed so many things that could go wrong—all because of the baggage they carried in their genes! 1. How would you begin to reassure Melindah and Jermain about their worries? 2. Which characteristics that they discussed are largely genetic, and which are more environmentally influenced? Are the genetic traits equivalent to fate, or can their expression be modified? Why or why not? 3. How much should Melindah worry about the mental illness and violence in her family? What would you tell her? 4. How much should Jermain worry about his children inheriting sickle-cell anemia? 5. Would you advise Melindah and Jermain to seek genetic counsel-ing? Why or why not? What factors would you consider in advis-ing them to visit or not to visit a counselor?

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