Purpose/Context.

Today, with the possibility of detecting our genetic predisposition to an increasing number of diseases, including the widely promoted worldwide "at-home genetic testing," genomics has begun to raise conflicts that were not considered years ago.

Method/Approach.

This article studies such conflicts from Ricardo Maliandi's convergent ethics using a qualitative method, according to Gilles Deleuze' concept of dividual applied to these scientific advances.

Results/Findings.

People are facing the new reality of having genetic markers associated with risks of diseases whose prevention or treatment is still limited. Then, the dividuation process at the genotypic level increases conflict due to the emergence of new forms of optimal incompossibility between ethical principles.

Discussion/Conclusions/Contributions.

With these available techno-scientific advances, individuals should not only worry about their phenotype but also about self-managing their genotype amidst the uncertainty of their health. It is necessary to consider the role of health policies in these challenges; the decisions of organizations and society will depend on their guidance or omissions.

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