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Title: What is the statistical principle underlying genetic health risk assessment is called?
Post by: kshipps on Jan 12, 2022

Question 1

To help the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo (Grandmothers of May Square) Mary-Claire King analyzed ________ to identify illegally adopted children?
◦ DNA from hair
◦ DNA from the Y-chromosome
◦ CODIS markers
◦ mitochondrial DNA
◦ paternity testing

Question 2

What is the statistical principle underlying genetic health risk assessment is called?
◦ causality
◦ the placebo effect
◦ case/control
◦ association
◦ determinism

Title: What is the statistical principle underlying genetic health risk assessment is called?
Post by: gabrielle_lawrence on Jan 12, 2022

Answer 1

mitochondrial DNA

Answer 2

association