N434: Precision Medicine
test questions and answers
Precision Medicine
an approach to disease treatment and prevention that accounts for
individual variation in genes and environment
Goal of precision medicine
right tx
right time
right patient
identify risk factors and diseases in order to provide best outcomes
possible
Genetics
study of genes and the role of inheritance
Genomics
study of whole genomes, including genes and their functions
genetic testing
procedures done to study chromosome/genes to test mutations
Genotype
genetic makeup of an organism
Phenotype
An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.
Pharmogenetics
the study of genetic factors that influence an individual's response to a
specific drug
based on one specific gene!!
Human genome project
An international collaborative effort to map and sequence the DNA of the
entire human genome.
Types of inheritance patterns
test questions and answers
Precision Medicine
an approach to disease treatment and prevention that accounts for
individual variation in genes and environment
Goal of precision medicine
right tx
right time
right patient
identify risk factors and diseases in order to provide best outcomes
possible
Genetics
study of genes and the role of inheritance
Genomics
study of whole genomes, including genes and their functions
genetic testing
procedures done to study chromosome/genes to test mutations
Genotype
genetic makeup of an organism
Phenotype
An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.
Pharmogenetics
the study of genetic factors that influence an individual's response to a
specific drug
based on one specific gene!!
Human genome project
An international collaborative effort to map and sequence the DNA of the
entire human genome.
Types of inheritance patterns
