Suppose That the DNA Change Associated with a Cholesterol Metabolism

question 241

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the DNA change associated with a cholesterol metabolism disease is discovered and this discovery leads to the identification of the causative enzyme.This process would be an example of

• A) linkage analysis.
• B) genetic screening.
• C) DNA analysis.
• D) DNA fingerprinting.
• E) protein fingerprinting.

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