A Researcher Collects Data Comparing People with and Without a Particular

question 25

Multiple Choice

A researcher collects data comparing people with and without a particular disorder. The researcher is particularly interested in inherited tendencies that are not part of the disorder but that occur with much greater frequency in afflicted people. The researcher is conducting a(n)

• A) genetic linkage analysis.
• B) association study.
• C) family study.
• D) DNA analysis.

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