Which Statement About Personal Genomics Is False

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which statement about personal genomics is false?

• A) The utility of genomic scans for determining whether a person will acquire coronary heart disease is limited because of the phenomenon of genetic determinism.
• B) Microarrays are frequently used in studies that examine which specific SNPs are associated with diseases.
• C) Association tests have revealed haplotypes that are associated with modest increases of risk for acquiring various diseases.
• D) The vast number of SNPs mapped and the large number of people sampled necessitate rigorous statistical methodology in association tests.
• E) All of the above are true;none is false.

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