The Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) and the Delta Agent Are Prions

question 52

True/False

The adeno-associated virus (AAV) and the delta agent are prions.

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Definitions:

Noninvasive Prenatal Testing

A method to screen for certain genetic conditions in a fetus using maternal blood sample without risk to the fetus.

Ultrasound

A medical imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of structures within the body, commonly used in prenatal care.

Heritability

A measure of how much of the variation in a trait among individuals within a population can be attributed to genetic differences.

Genomic Imprinting

A genetic phenomenon by which certain genes are expressed in a parent-specific manner, affecting the phenotype of an organism without altering the DNA sequence.