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Which of the following best describes a zygote?
Which of the following best describes a zygote?
- An effort to improve the human species by letting only people whose characteristics are valued by a society mate and pass along
- A procedure used to test the heredity of an egg fertilized with assisted reproductive technology
- A process by which sperm and an egg are mixed in a petri dish to create a zygote
- A fertilized egg created when a sperm cell penetrates an egg (correct)
What is the purpose of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS)?
What is the purpose of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS)?
- To improve the human species by letting only people whose characteristics are valued by a society mate and pass along
- To test the heredity of an egg fertilized with assisted reproductive technology
- To create a zygote by mixing sperm and an egg in a petri dish
- To determine the presence of genetic disorders in a fertilized egg (correct)
What is eugenics?
What is eugenics?
- A fertilized egg created when a sperm cell penetrates an egg
- An effort to improve the human species by letting only people whose characteristics are valued by a society mate and pass along (correct)
- A process by which sperm and an egg are mixed in a petri dish to create a zygote
- A procedure used to test the heredity of an egg fertilized with assisted reproductive technology
