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Statutory ban on amniocentesis for sex determination to legally check increasing chances of female foeticides, massive child immunisation, etc., are some programmes that merit mention in this connection. In amniocentesis, some of the amniotic fluid of the developing foetus is taken to analyse the fetal cells and dissolved substances. This procedure is used to test for the presence of certain genetic disorders such as, down syndrome, haemophilia, sickle-cell anemia, etc., determine the survivability of the foetus.
(i) What is the use of amniocentesis?(ii) How misuse of amniocentesis is done?(iii) How is amniocentesis useful in study of diseases?(iv) Give name of the diseases from the following which can be diagnosed using amniocentesis.Sickle cell anaemia, Klinefelter syndrome, pneumonia, haemophilia, Turner’s syndrome.

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