Reproductive Health — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

→ Amniocentesis is a test on the foetus carried out during pregnancy to check for and to detect chromosomal abnormalities like Down's syndrome, haemophilia, sickle cell anemia and other defects or disorders in the foetus.
→ It can also be used for sex determination.
→ It is carried out by testing a sample of the amniotic fluid from the uterus of pregnant women.