Biology GCSE
Ethical issues
What Ethical issues means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Ethical issues
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Reference: AQA
Points such as the moral status of embryos, the discarding of affected embryos, and concerns about selecting embryos for particular characteristics.
Topics that use Ethical issues
- Inherited disorders (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Dominant allele
- Genotype
- Informed judgement
- Phenotype
- Recessive allele
- Social issues
- Carrier
- Economic issues
Using Ethical issues in the exam
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