One Way for a Genetic Counselor to Deduce Inheritance Patterns

question 15

Multiple Choice

One way for a genetic counselor to deduce inheritance patterns is to construct a diagram of the trait that is called a(an)

• A)karyotype.
• B)pedigree.
• C)amniocentesis.
• D)preimplantation genetic diagnosis.

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