Write A Letter To A Fetus

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Thank you for choosing our cytogenetic office. We are sending this letter to inform you on your fetus. We made a pedigree on your family's background. We noticed that a couple of diseases ran through Mr. Jackson family and possibly Mrs. Jackson family. It is important to look at your family's history because previous illnesses can interfere with your fetus health. In order to see what are the possible illnesses your fetus will have we had to obtain your chromosomes. In order to obtain your chromosomes we had to get a blood sample. In order to get the baby chromosomes obtained we had to take a sample of the amniotic fluid. Amniotic fluid is the liquid surrounding the fetus in the uterus. In the amniotic fluid and blood are cells. Cells in your body constantly reproduce and we look for those reproducing cells that have a disease. …show more content…

I analyze chromosomes on a karyotype. Chromosomes are analyzed at the metaphase stage in meiosis. Meiosis is the division of gamete cells. The chromosomes are then separated by spindle fibers during the anaphase stage. The chromosomes are then in a hypotonic solution which we can see the chromosome more vividly. The cells are dropped onto the slides with different patterns. The patterns are called the bandings. Chromosomes are banded with light and dark bands. We then group the chromosomes into pairs based on alike similarities of the chromosomes this is called a karyotype. If they are is an abnormality in the chromosomes we will later do more research on the karyotype. Based on the Jackson's karyotype there was nothing abnormal about your chromosomes. After gathering and analyzing your karyotypes we gathered you fetus karyotype. We performed the same procedure to look at your fetus karyotype. After analyzing your fetus karyotype we came across no abnormalities. Your fetus will not have any physical or mental abnormalities based on its

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