The genetic responsibility of such resistant genes (Plasmids, integrons, and transposons) can be easily transmitted from the resistant strain to another.
We suggest that conservation attention be applied to such species that carry genetic responsibility for imperiled close relatives.
As when arguing for a triage approach to species conservation, it may be useful and efficient to highlight those populations of an endangered species that are at once distinctive and that carry genetic responsibility for other populations.
While it is inconceivable that the Indian elephant Elephas maximus would be allowed to go extinct (as it breeds in zoos), the relatively less imperiled African elephant Loxodonta africana carries genetic responsibility for its close cousin.
The narrative of genetic interconnection expands responsibilities of sharing to a larger community through a transformation of the personal narrative.
The turn to the market creates new ethical, legal, and social questions as DTC personal genetic testing shifts responsibilities from the health care provider to the consumer, posing questions over who may interpret genetic information and for what purposes.
These come from professionals whose primary responsibilities include genetic counseling, pediatric genetics, prenatal genetics, DNA diagnostics, pediatric oncology and genomic research.
This is a crucial consideration when working on conservation projects where the responsibility for genetic monitoring may pass between different laboratories over time.
Similar observations of gendered blame for increased responsibility for genetic conditions have been made in other settings (Bamisaiye et al. 1974, Naveed et al. 1992, Sharma et al. 1994).
Parry and colleagues also found when patients identified the main cause of their condition as outside of their control like genetic factors; they placed responsibility for disease management with health professionals [ 35].
