Finding Co-Inheritance of an SNP Variant and a Disease Tells

question 28

Multiple Choice

Finding co-inheritance of an SNP variant and a disease tells scientists that

• A)everybody who carries this SNP will get the disease.
• B)sequences within the SNP cause the disease.
• C)a gene important for causing the disease is linked to the SNP.
• D)SNPs on other chromosomes will not be co-inherited with the disease.

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