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3.4 Variation and the Human Genome Project

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A DNA variant is found more frequently in people with a particular disease than in people without the disease.

How could this information be used in medicine?

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A

To help identify people with an increased disease risk.

B

To replace the need for any further disease research.

C

To prove that the disease has no environmental causes.

D

To guarantee that every person with the variant becomes ill.

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3.4 Variation and the Human Genome Project Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /3.4 Variation and the Human Genome Project

96 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 3.4 Variation and the Human Genome Project, covering 3.4.1 Causes of variation, 3.4.2 Outcomes of the Human Genome Project, 3.4.3 Genetic variation within a population, and 3.4.4 Effects of genetic mutations on phenotype. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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