What Type of Research Compares People with a Specific Disorder

question 6

Multiple Choice

What type of research compares people with a specific disorder to those without the disorder, and then identifies markers that occur significantly more often in people with the disorder?

• A)a genetic linkage study
• B)a family study
• C)a heritability analysis
• D)an association study

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