The test for high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is used as part of a lipid profile to screen for unhealthy levels of lipids and to determine an individual's risk of developing heart disease and to help make decisions about what treatment to use if there is borderline or high risk.
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The application of simple statistical rules is the third method for calculating the probabilities (expected frequencies) of specific phenotypes or genotypes coming from a cross. The two probability rules needed are the product rule and the sum rule, which we will consider in that order.