Is it possible to test genetics before you have kids to rule out certain conditions, specifically for parents that have children that don’t function in any capacity or almost no capacity besides violence, the ones that either parents give up their lives or they go into a care facility?

Question

If so how, is it only for ivf?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Genetics only provide the smallest of glimpses into what a person is predisposed to. Type 2 Diabetes etc. but also genes that can contribute (not cause) behavioral issues. Just because you have genes that cause diabetes doesn’t meant you will get type 2 diabetes. For example if you exercise and diet properly it never happens. We humans are as much a product of our environment as we are our genetics, maybe more so.