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5) A genetic counselor is discussing with a couple the possibility of having a child with Tay-Sachs disease given that they are both of Eastern European Jewish ancestry. What is the counselor going to discuss with them? their genes Now choose from one of the following options Why? On the basis of pedigree, the counselor predicts the probability of a child to be affected with the disease and provides them with personal, moral and ethical advice The counselor will directly suggest the parents to undergo tests available for predicting whether the child is affected or not. The counselor can advise for an abortion if the condition is severe The counselor looks into the history of the parents and predicts the possibility of having a diseased child. The counselor can advise that it is not right to abort a child The counselor can analyze the pedigree of the couple and inform them about their probability of having an afledled child. The counselor can suggest to them the necessary genetic screeningtes

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d. The counsellor can analyze the pedigree of the couple and inform them about the possibility of having an affected child. The counsellor can suggest to them the necessary genetic screening tests.

The job of a genetic counsellor is to look into the pedigree and accordingly help in the prediction of the disease in their children or the frequency of the occurrence of the disease in the next generation. Accordingly, the counsellor orders some genetic tests to confirm his findings.