What is the purpose of a pharmacogenomic test?
a. detection of variants of genes or gene expression patterns affecting drug metabolism
b. design of new pharmaceutical products
c. recommendation of vitamins and dietary supplements based on an individualã•s genotype
d. diagnosis of inherited disease
e. early identification of cancer

a)Detection of variants of genes or gene expression patterns affecting drug metabolism

Explanation: Pharmacogenomic test is the test that describes about the medical study of a response from a person by the affect of the drug and its effect on genes. It basically uses the property to find the correct drug metabolism which is safe for a particular person and can be used for the medication purpose.Therefore , the correct option is option(a)

your the dumbest b**tch ive ever seen

"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."