Genetic Tests Can Revel Predisposition to Certain Cancers,degenerative Diseases,metabolic Disorders,and

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Essay

Genetic tests can revel predisposition to certain cancers,degenerative diseases,metabolic disorders,and other conditions.While information of this sort would be invaluable to insurers,particularly for the purposes of life and disability insurance,disclosing a genetic predisposition to certain conditions could result in the denial of insurance coverage,higher insurance premiums or reduced insurance benefits.How has Canadian law addressed this concern?

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Definitions:

Continuous Random Variable

A variable that can assume an infinite number of values within a given range, where the outcomes cannot be counted but are measured.

Density Function

A mathematical function that describes the probability distribution of a continuous random variable, indicating how the total probability is distributed over the various possible values the variable can take.

Symmetric

A characteristic of shapes, equations, or other entities that remain unchanged when reflected, rotated, or transformed in specific ways.

Tails

The ends of a distribution curve, referring to the extreme values far from the mean in a probability distribution.