Haplotypes Can Be Useful in the Identification of Disease Genes

question 13

Multiple Choice

Haplotypes can be useful in the identification of disease genes since

• A) the least concordant marker(s) is typically the one that is closest to the disease gene.
• B) the most concordant marker(s) is typically the one that is closest to the disease gene.
• C) the most concordant marker(s) is the disease gene.
• D) no pedigree information needs to be known.

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