Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2004

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    The technique which makes use of amniotic fluid for the detection of foetal disorders, is called as

    A)  endoscopy                        

    B)  laproscopy

    C)  natal endoscopy             

    D)  amniocentesis

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Amniocentesis is a technique of drawing am niotic fluid to find out the sex and disorders of the foetus. The amniotic fluid contains cells from the skin of the foetus and other sources and these cells can be used to determine the sex of infant, to identify some abnormalities in the number of chromosomes and to detect certain    biochemical    and    enzymatic abnormalities. Since the sex of the foetus can be determined by this technique, normal female foetus is aborted. Therefore, this technique has been banned.


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