HUMAN HEREDITY (LL)-W/MINDTAP ACCESS
HUMAN HEREDITY (LL)-W/MINDTAP ACCESS
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ISBN: 9781305717022
Author: Cummings
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 10, Problem 22QP
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To explain:  The reasons behind variant responses to drugs and the reasons for these responses acting as heritable traits.

Introduction: Pharmacogenetics is the study of the differences that arise genetically in different individuals towards the same drug molecule. Pharmacogenomics is concerned with the development of drug molecules that are tailored according to the genetic makeup of an individual. Both these fields about drugs play an important role in studies on drugs.

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