Quick Answer. Bumps or lumps on the roof of the mouth can be noncancerous or cancerous. The most common bony outgrowths on the roof of the mouth are called palatal tori and occur in 20 to 30 percent of the population, according to Dr. William M. Bennett in a 2013 article in The New England Journal of Medicine. Continue Reading.
Biochemical tests are the tests used for the identification of bacteria species based on the differences in the biochemical activities of different bacteria.
Biochemical genetic tests study the amount or activity level of proteins; abnormalities in either can indicate changes to the DNA that result in a genetic disorder. Genetic testing is voluntary. Because testing has benefits as well as limitations and risks, the decision about whether to be tested is a personal and complex one.