An Ideal Procedure for Fetal Testing in Humans Would Have

question 59

Multiple Choice

An ideal procedure for fetal testing in humans would have which of the following features?

• A) the procedure that can be performed at the earliest time in the pregnancy
• B) lowest risk procedure that would provide the most reliable information
• C) the procedure that can test for the greatest number of traits at once
• D) a procedure that provides a three-dimensional image of the fetus
• E) a procedure that could test for the carrier status of the fetus

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