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ISBN: 9781938168116

Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher: OpenStax College

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The factors in the body that trigger the probability of suffering from a disease are referred to as risk factors. For example, an excessive increase in an individual's body weight can trigger the chances of getting heart disease. Similarly, if an individ…

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Chapter 10, Problem 9RQ

What kind of diseases are studied using genome-wide association studies?

a. viral diseases

b. single-gene inherited diseases

c. diseases caused by multiple genes

d. diseases caused by environmental factors

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