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Amniocentesis for sex determination is banned in our country. Is this ban necessary? Comment. - Biology

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Amniocentesis for sex determination is banned in our country. Is this ban necessary? Comment.

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Amniocentesis is a technique in which a part of the amniotic fluid is taken out from the mother's womb with a syringe. This fluid contains the cells of the fetus, by analyzing the chromosomes of which the sex of the foetus, genetic structure, genetic disorders and metabolic disorders can be detected. Therefore, the primary purpose of this testing process is to detect any possible disability or disorder in the child to be born so that the mother can get a basis for abortion. But nowadays, this technique is being misused to determine the sex of the foetus and to kill the female foetus. As a result, the sex ratio of our country is becoming unbalanced. Even if the female foetus is normal, abortion is done because in our society, the birth of a son is still given priority. Such an abortion is equivalent to the murder of a child, so it is very important to put a legal ban on amniocentesis.

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अध्याय 4: Reproductive Health - NCERT EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS [पृष्ठ १४२]

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नूतन Biology [English] Class 12 ISC
अध्याय 4 Reproductive Health
NCERT EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS | Q 8. | पृष्ठ १४२

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संबंधित प्रश्न

Mention the problems that are taken care of by reproduction and child health care programme.


Reproductive and Child Healthcare (RCH) programmes are currently in operation. One of the major tasks of these programmes is to create awareness amongst people about the wide range of reproduction related aspects. As this is important and essential for building a reproductively healthy society.

  1. “Providing sex education in schools in one of the ways to meet this goal.” Give four points in support of your opinion regarding this statement.
  2. List any two ‘indicators’ that indicate a reproductively healthy society.

If implementation of better techniques and new strategies are required to provide more efficient care and assistance to people, then why is there a statutory ban on amniocentesis? Write the use of this technique and give reason to justify the ban.


What do you think is the significance of reproductive health in a society?


What is amniocentesis and why there is a statutory ban on it?


What is the causative organism for Syphilis?


What is the causative organism for AIDS?


What is the name of surgical method of birth control in human females in which the oviducts are cut and ligated (tied) at both ends?


Name the contraceptive device used by the human males which acts as a sheath over the male organ and traps the sperms in it.


Name two devices used in the barrier method of birth control.


What is done in the contraception method known as vasectomy?


What substances are contained in vaginal pills, used as contraceptives? How do they work?


 What is the name of surgical method of birth control (or preventing pregnancy) which is carried out  in women?


Which of the following method of contraception protects a person from acquiring a sexually transmitted disease?
(a) oral pills
(b) condom
(c) copper-T
(d) surgery


The human males use a device X made of a very thin rubber sheet as a covering on the male organ to prevent pregnancy. This device traps the gametes Y in it. In order to prevent pregnancy, the human females use a device Z which is a circle of rubber with a metal spring around it. The device Z is put inside the vagina to cover the cervix. It stops Y from going into the uterus.
(a) What is device X?
(b) What are Y?
(c) Name the device Z.
(d) What is the general name of these methods of birth control (or preventing pregnancy)?
(e) The use of which contraceptive device, X or Z, can protect the persons from sexually transmitted diseases?


Give the role of amniocentesis.


Name the kind of diseases/disorders and any two symptoms that are likely to occur in humans if Mutation in the gene that codes for an enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase occurs.


Write any two Sexually transmitted diseases.


RCH stands for ______.


Which of the following method of contraception protects from acquiring sexually transmitted diseases?


Colonies of yeast fail to multiply in water, but multiply in sugar solution. Give one reason for this.


From the internet, gather information about the chromosome numbers of five animals and five plants. Correlate the number with the size of organism and answer the following questions.

  1. Do larger organisms have more number of chromosomes/cells?
  2. Can organism with fewer chromosomes reproduce more easily than organisms with more number of chromosomes?
  3. More the number of chromosomes/cells greater is the DNA content. Justify.

Reproduction is linked to stability of population of a species. Justify the statement.


What would be the ratio of chromosome number between an egg and its zygote? How is the sperm genetically different from the egg?


Select the statement(s) that relate to reproductive health:


Suggest some important steps that you would recommend to be taken to improve the reproductive health standards in India.


State one drawback of the following:

Copper - T


Under which category of contraceptive methods, is the use of condom kept? In what way, its use is better as compared to other methods of contraception?


What is the exact action of birth control pills?


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