Using a prospective, longitudinal study design, this paper addresses the impact of genetic counseling and testing for deafness on deaf adults and the Deaf community. This study specifically evaluated the effect of genetic counseling and Connexin-26 and Connexin-30 genetic test results on participants' deaf identity and understanding of their genetic test results. Connexin-26 and Connexin-30 gen...

Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RAPD-PCR) technique has been used in the present study to investigate genetic relationship between the two muscids viz., housefly Musca domestica Linnaeus and Lispe orientalis (Wiedemann). Tools for Population Genetic Analysis (TFPGA) software, was used to calculate genetic identity and distance, using data matrix prepared by the prese...

Understanding the complexities of ancestry-related identity is a necessary component of ethically sound research related to the genetic ancestry of modern-day communities. This is especially true when working with indigenous populations, given the legal and social implications that genetic ancestry interpretations may have in these communities. This study employs a multicomponent approach to ex...

Over the past three decades, there has been an accelerated development of genetic technology, leading to its use in human genetic identification for many purposes. Additionally, it has been made explicit that identity is a fundamental human right. A number of historical circumstances have connected these developments. Personal identity is increasingly associated with the preservation and defens...