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What is genetic testing primarily used for in a medical setting?

  • Assessing relatedness/ancestry and boosting genetic diversity
  • Measuring the results of genetic changes and RNA analysis
  • Diagnosing genetic disorders and predicting risks for specific conditions (correct)
  • Identifying biological relatives and predicting ancestry

    • What was one of the early forms of genetic testing in the 1950s?

  • Predicting biological relatives and ancestry
  • Counting the number of chromosomes per cell (correct)
  • Assessing relatedness/ancestry and boosting genetic diversity
  • Measuring the results of genetic changes and RNA analysis

    • What does genetic testing help determine in a medical setting?

  • Biological relatives and ancestry
  • Specific protein output through biochemical analysis
  • RNA analysis as an output of gene expression
  • Changes in DNA sequence or chromosome structure (correct)

    • Apart from humans, what other organisms can genetic testing be used for?

    <p>Plants and animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can RNA analysis be used for in genetic testing?

    <p>As an output of gene expression</p> Signup and view all the answers

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