Which of These Was a Unique Advantage That Allowed DeCODE

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of these was a unique advantage that allowed DeCODE genetics to identify genes for dozens of human diseases?

• A) ability to conduct high resolution linkage mapping with molecular markers
• B) ability to perform integrate linkage mapping with CGH
• C) access to detailed pedigrees of over 300,000 Icelandic citizens
• D) a complete human genome sequence
• E) access to health records for over 5,000 sets of identical twins in Britain

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