Foetal sex determination tests based on chromosornal pattern in the amniotic fluid/to study chromosomal abnormalities in the foetus. Banned to legally check female foeticide.
Detailed Answer :
Amniocentesis is a technique of determination of sex of the foetus based on chromosomal pattern in the amniotic fluid surrounding the developing embryo. This is in fact done to find out the chromosomal abnormalities if any in the foetus. But this is being misused now a days. Therefore, the government has imposed a statuary ban on it so as to step the increasing cases Female foeticides resulting in imbalancing the sex ratio.
