Select the best choice below to match statements 135–137
a. surgical correction
b. chemotherapy
c. genetic screening
d. genetic counseling
e. gene therapy
M 135. Identification of persons with sickle-cell anemia can
be done by this method.
M 136. Once the risks have been determined, this method is
an effective way of dealing with a genetic disorder
prior to its occurrence in a child.
M 137. The substitution of a normal allele for a defective
allele via the methods of genetic engineering would
be an example of this.
Answers: 135. c, 136. d, 137. e
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