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Model the Chances of Getting an Autoimmune Disease

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1. Which of these things happens only if someone has an autoimmune disease?
Correct.
Incorrect.
2. A.  Every person has a certain probability of developing an autoimmune disorder. Is this probability always the same for identical twins? Based on what you know about which factors contribute to the likelihood of getting an autoimmune disorder, choose your answer below. In section B, explain in your own words why or why not.
Correct.
Incorrect.
    B. Explain in your own words why or why not.
3. A.  Student Z's maternal grandmother (meaning Z's mom's mother) has an autoimmune disease. None of student Z's other grandparents have been diagnosed with an autoimmune d isease. From the list below, which family member is most likely to develop an autoimmune disease? In section B, explain why you chose this answer over the other ones.
Correct.
Incorrect.
    B. Explain why you chose the answer above.
4. The table below shows possible environmental risk factors associated with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), a specific type of autoimmune disease. Based on the data, which factors increase or decrease the risk of getting this disease? Select the change in risk from the list below.
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Taking antibiotics
Having siblings
Living in an urban area (city)
Smoking
Air pollution

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