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question 26

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While linkage is a ____1_____ phenomenon, association is a _____2_____ property. Linkage is concerned with seeking to identify the map relationship between two or more ___3___, such as disease and marker ___3____, by analysing samples from individuals within ____4____. Association, on the other hand, is a relationship between ____5____and is studied by analysing samples from individuals within ____6____. Linkage works over ____7____ distances whereas, in practice, association works over very ____8_____ distances. If allele A*1 is shown to be positively associated with a complex disease it would be described as a disease ____9____ factor, and if allele A*2 is negatively associated with the disease it would be described as a ____10____ factor

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Definitions:

Neurons

Nerve cells that are the basic building blocks of the nervous system, responsible for receiving sensory input from the external world, sending motor commands to our muscles, and transforming and relaying the electrical signals at every step in between.

Learning Theorist

A scholar who studies and develops theories on how individuals acquire knowledge, skills, and behaviors.

General Conclusions

Refers to the overall judgments, findings, or statements that can be drawn after reviewing and analyzing all components of a study, experiment, or analysis.

Learning Mechanism

involves the processes through which individuals acquire new information or skills, including habits, conditioning, and cognitive learning strategies.