Methodology in genetic research
Genetic research in humans is to a large extent based on correlational studies. This means that a researcher establishes that there is a relationship between variables, but the researcher does not manipulate an independent variable as in an experiment. Therefore, no cause and effect can be determined. Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, we have seen a change in how genetic research is carried out.
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