Blog 4: Do you think a community like Gattaca is good or bad? Why?

I don't believe a community like Gattaca is good. It discriminates those who aren't "perfect." I believe that people who work hard enough should get the job and not because of that person's genes. Gattaca makes people believe that hard work is nothing and only the way you were made defines a person. Whoever works hard enough can attain almost anything.

Blog 3: Should we be able to know our genomes?

I honestly don't think we should know our genomes. If people do, then they would say they are superior to others and this world would be a mess. I believe that whatever you get is God's decision and  if you do not like it, you can work to improve yourself. Everyone is beautiful they way they are and doesn't have to know how they are made up of, but just that they are made.

Blog 2: Genetic Counseling

Genetic counseling is a job where you look at the different genes of the parents and determine the risk of an inherited disorder. If your two people are known to have the genes of a certain disease or cancer, it is not a good idea for those to to have a baby because the baby might be born with that disease, so it is up to the counselor to find out these things. The typical salary for these counselors is $65,846 a year. In order to become a genetic counselor, you must have a take training courses in college. You need a masters degree in genetic counseling. Then you must be certified by taking a certification exam by the American Board of Genetic Counseling.

References:
http://www1.salary.com/Genetics-Counselor-Salary.html
http://www.genome.gov/10001156
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_counseling
http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/53/Genetic_Counselor#Tab=Requirements

Blog 1: Definition of Reproduction

In reproduction, you need one sperm and one egg to create a baby. Depending on the genotypes, your baby will look and be different than the others. If you get to X chromosomes, you will have a girl, and if you have one X and one Y chromosome, you will get a boy. I was paired up with Melanie, and so with our different genomes our baby looked like both of us. We compared facial traits and the baby shares the dominant traits of each of the parents.