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Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care

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UNIT 34: HUMAN INHERITANCE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAREUnit 34:Human Inheritance for <strong>Health</strong><strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong>NQF <strong>Level</strong> 3:Guided learn<strong>in</strong>g hours: 60<strong>BTEC</strong> NationalUnit abstractThe aim of this unit is to <strong>in</strong>troduce learners to the mechanisms of human <strong>in</strong>heritance,<strong>and</strong> technologies that are available to assist <strong>in</strong>dividuals <strong>in</strong> relation to reproduction<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>heritance.Initially learners will ga<strong>in</strong> underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g of the male <strong>and</strong> female reproductive systems<strong>and</strong> the processes <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> gametogenesis, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g factors that may <strong>in</strong>fluencegamete formation. This will be followed by exam<strong>in</strong>ation of the pr<strong>in</strong>ciples ofMendelian <strong>in</strong>heritance, us<strong>in</strong>g examples of relevance to human be<strong>in</strong>gs. Reproductive<strong>and</strong> gene technologies will then be considered, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>terventions to limitnatural fertility, assisted pregnancy, <strong>and</strong> the role of genetic eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> thepharmaceutical <strong>and</strong> agricultural <strong>in</strong>dustries. Learners will be <strong>in</strong>troduced to thedilemmas created by the use of such technologies <strong>in</strong> relation to the health <strong>and</strong> safetyof human be<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> the environment, <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> relation to the ethical issues associatedwith their use.The use of genetic screen<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>gerpr<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g as a tool for identification of<strong>in</strong>dividuals, or their predisposition to specific traits, will also be explored. Potentialconflicts between <strong>in</strong>dividual choices <strong>and</strong> rights, benefits versus risk, <strong>and</strong> the impacton societies will be exam<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the context of current <strong>and</strong> emerg<strong>in</strong>g regulatoryframeworks.The unit will provide valuable underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g of the mechanisms of <strong>in</strong>heritance forthose who aim to work with patients <strong>and</strong> service users whose care needs may beaffected by <strong>in</strong>herited traits.Learn<strong>in</strong>g outcomesOn completion of this unit a learner should:1 Underst<strong>and</strong> human reproduction2 Underst<strong>and</strong> patterns of <strong>in</strong>heritance3 Underst<strong>and</strong> reproductive <strong>and</strong> gene technologies4 Underst<strong>and</strong> ethical dilemmas <strong>in</strong> relation to reproductive <strong>and</strong> gene technologies.BN018467 – Specification – <strong>Edexcel</strong> <strong>Level</strong> 3 <strong>BTEC</strong> <strong>Nationals</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong>– Issue 1 – February 2007 © <strong>Edexcel</strong> Limited 2007429

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