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tsand2

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Family incidence studies ask whether diseases run in families. Investigators identify normal and ill __________ , or index cases, and tabulate the frequency with which other members of their families suffer from the same disorder.
 
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Genes are located on chainlike structures known as __________, which are found in the nucleus of cells.
 
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janeli

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: probands

Answer to Question 2

Answer: chromosomes


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