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Genetics - answer The study of heredity, or how the characteristics of
living things are transmitted from one generation to the next. Every living
thing contains the genetic material that makes up DNA molecules. This
material is passed on when organisms reproduce
Bioethics - answer is the study of the ethical issues emerging from
advances in biology and medicine.
Ethics - answer moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the
conducting of an activity.
Justification - answer the action of showing something to be right or
reasonable.
Affordable Care Act - answer The Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act, often shortened to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or nicknamed
Obamacare, is a United States federal statute enacted by the 111th United
States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March
23, 2010.
Allele - answer One of two or more alternative forms of a gene or
segment of DNA. Each individual of a diploid species contains two alleles
of every gene or segment of DNA, having received one allele from each
parent.
Allele Frequency - answer A quantitative concept that relates to the
many alleles that exist in populations of individuals. When two or more
alleles of a gene or segment of DNA exist in a population, the allele
frequency of one allele is its numerical fraction of total alleles in the
population. Allele frequencies vary from 0 (that allele not present in the
population) to 1.0 (that allele is present in all genomes of all individuals in
the population).
, Analytical Validity - answer test results are accurate and reliable
Ancestry Informative Markers - answer DNA sequence polymorphisms
(usually SNPs) whose allele frequencies are significantly different in
populations from different geographical regions of the world.
Carrier Testing - answer type of genetic testing that is used to determine
if a person is a carrier for a specific autosomal recessive diseases.
Clinical Validity - answer reliable results are of consistent clinical
significance
Diagnostic Testing - answer A diagnostic test is a procedure performed to
confirm, or determine the presence of disease in an individual suspected
of having the disease, usually following the report of symptoms, or based
on the results of other medical tests.
Direct - to - Consumer Genetic Testing - answer genetic test marketed
directly to consumers that provides access to ones' genetic information
without medical professional involvement.
False Positives - answer a test result which incorrectly indicates that a
particular condition or attribute is present.
FDA - answer Food and Drug Administration
Forensic Testing - answer Uses DNA sequences to identify an individual
for legal purposes.
Gene - answer a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to
offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
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