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Which method of prenatal testing analyzes chromosomes?
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Invasive: The two methods for testing fetal chromosomes are chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis. There is research on obtaining fetal dna from maternal blood, but that is not yet in widespread use.
Answered 5/27/2012
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