The nurse studying genomics explains to another nurse that the era between the 1950s and 1980s was notable for
a. creation of medications tailored to genetics.
b. developing tests for some genetic conditions.
c. passage of a genetic nondiscrimination act.
d. the complete mapping of the human genome.
B
Genetic testing for specific conditions such as Down syndrome was developed because of research findings from the period between the 1950s and 1980s. Newborn screening for some genetic conditions was developed during that time frame as well.
The creation of medications tailored to a specific patient's genomic profile is a very recent development.
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) was passed in 2008.
The human genome was completely mapped and sequenced in 2003.
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