Build-A-Baby Informative Speech

“Hello, Welcome to Build-A-Baby Workshop where we help you build the perfect baby. Here is where you can choose the child’s gender, eye and hair color, height, and much more. Let’s get started!” What if I told you that this could soon be a reality? Scientists have developed a new way of detecting the presence of particular genes in zygotes that better the chances of one having the child of their dreams. This idea of developing “Designer Babies” became popular in society when rumors spread about Kim and Kanye West having this procedure done when Kim was pregnant with their beautiful daughter, North West. The procedure is called Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis, or PGD. With this procedure, scientists are able to screen the genetic information of embryos from in-vitro fertilization,

Each chromosome carries a unique genetic code that will express itself as a particular gene. An embryo receives two sets of 23 chromosomes from the mother and father through fertilization. Every gene they inherit from the mother, they also inherit from the father. Out of both sets of 23, the embryo receives a sex chromosome, which determines its gender. The mother always gives an X to the embryo, where as the father can either give another X to create a girl or a Y to create a boy. The chromosome sets pair up, and then separate when the cell divides. One then receives different combinations of half the mother and father’s genes in their cells during development. Through these combinations, one may inherit certain genes from either the mother or father through gene dominance. They are also able to inherit genetic conditions by autosomal dominance, autosomal recessive, or sex-linked inheritance. Lastly, a child may receive a mutated or extra chromosome that codes for a genetic defect or condition. The parents would not be able to find out any of these things until after birth, which in some cases is too late to save the