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WJEC - A/AS Level A level Biology
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| 1.6 | The nature of the genetic code and how it determines the nature of organisms. | (d) There is an international project sequencing the genetic code of human chromosomes. The potential uses, disease treatment, and abuses of this human genome project such as eugenics, false hopes of cure for disease, genes as a predictor of health. A risk, difficulty and advantage of using gene therapy for the treatment of disease as illustrated by cystic fibrosis. Advantages and disadvantages of genetic engineering. Issues associated with genetically modified food crops such as tomatoes and soya. Genetic fingerprinting of an individual produces a unique pattern of bands of DNA. Uses of this technique. | 6 |
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