Question 5 -- Genetics

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Date Posted: 17:16:46 03/04/02 Mon
Author: Kara Gagliardi
Subject: Question 5

In response to question 5, "How would it feel if a sibling was "spared" a genetic mutation, but you were not? What if the tables were turned?" I would say that no one can really say exactly what it would feel like if it never actually happened to them. I can only imagine. If I got the gene for a genetic disease and my sibling was spared, I cannot say that I would feel mad or evny towards them. I think that I would be happy that they did not get the marker gene, and could live a happy healthy life. I would hope that I could go on with my life like nothing was different and never feel bad for my self; never have self pitty. However, I think that if the tables were turned and my sibling had the gene and I did not then I would feel bad and sort of bad for my brother or sister. I had the same chance of getting the disease and I didn't. I would probably question why it worked out that way more that i would if I had the gene and they did not. I would try to help them out the best I could, not only because I care for them and want to make life better, but because I think I would feel a little bit of guilt towards the person that they got the "bad gene" and I did not.

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