Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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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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