Recent Research Using Gene Expression Profiles Indicates That Schizophrenia and Autism

question 13

Multiple Choice

Recent research using gene expression profiles indicates that schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders are ________.

• A) like opposite sides of the same coin
• B) identical at the molecular level
• C) completely unrelated
• D) likely to be caused by the same dominant gene
• E) likely to be caused by the same recessive gene

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Definitions:

Z-scores

Standardized scores that measure the distance of a score from the mean, expressed in units of standard deviation.

Shaded Area

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Z-scores

Standard scores that indicate how many standard deviations an element is from the mean of its distribution.

Average Score

The sum of all the numerical values in a set divided by the number of values in the set, representing the central tendency.