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Now , sequencing of total genomes is getting less expensive day by day. Soon it may be affordable for a common men to get his genome sequenced. What in your opinion could be the advantage and disadvantage of this development?

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Advantages:
(i) To know about any genetic abnormality.
(ii) Proneness to infections.
(iii) Presence of metabolic defects.
(iv) To detect the possible transmission of defective alleles.
(v) To know the resistance to certain disorders.
Disadvantages:
(i) One will become mire apprehensive about proneness to catch disease. After knowing defect, one may come under depression.
(ii) All persons will become keen to improve their genetic constitution.
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