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mention one negative and one positive application of amniocentesis

Positive : We can detect if the baby has any genetic disorders and do required treatment.

Negative : But as the test is based on amniotic fluid , amniocentesis is used as genderdetermination test which leads to female foeticides .

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Hope my answer helped you Aswetha Iyer .

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nandita nair is right
 
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Merit of amniocentesis is if the foetus have any disease we can detect it and on other hand if the foetus have female child many people destroyed it before taking birth
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Early detection of diseases


Female foeticide
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Positive application : It helps to detect anygenetically controlled congential disease or any metabolic disorders in foetus. Negative application : People use this method for female foeticide.
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