The Only Form of Genetic Testing That Is Mandated in the United

question 27

Multiple Choice

The only form of genetic testing that is mandated in the United States is______ .

• A) paternity testing
• B) newborn testing
• C) community- based testing
• D) prenatal testing
• E) carrier testing

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Standard Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of data in which the mean is 0 and the standard deviation is 1, used in statistics to represent theoretical distributions.

Z-score

An analytical indicator showing a value's position in relation to the average within a collection of values, expressed through its distance from the mean as measured in standard deviations.

Percentile

A value on a scale of one to a hundred that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it.

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of naturally occurring data; synonymous with Gaussian distribution.