How Is "Relative Risk" Calculated

question 23

Multiple Choice

How is "relative risk" calculated?

• A) outcome value of exposed group by outcome value of unexposed group
• B) outcome value of unexposed case by dependent value of exposed case
• C) outcome values of exposed group at two time periods divided in order
• D) outcome value of exposed group multiplied by a risk factor

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Definitions:

Mutation Rate

The frequency at which new genetic mutations occur in a given genome over a specified time frame.

Polyphenic Traits

Traits that exhibit several phenotypic expressions depending on environmental or genetic factors.

Phenotypic Plasticity

The skill of an organism to adjust its phenotype in accordance with changes in its surroundings.

Genetic Polymorphism

The existence of two or more distinct alleles at a given locus in a population’s genome.