Which Method Is NOT Used in Linkage Analysis

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which method is NOT used in linkage analysis?

• A) comparing densely spaced polymorphisms
• B) collecting DNA from a family affected by the disease of interest
• C) sequencing selected parts of the genome
• D) introducing retroviruses at the mutated locus
• E) looking for SNP variants

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Definitions:

Common Resources

Resources that are non-excludable but rivalrous, meaning they are available to everyone, but one person's use diminishes another's ability to use it.

Nonrival in Consumption

A characteristic of some goods where one person's consumption does not reduce the availability of the good for consumption by others.

Nonexcludable

A characteristic of a good or service where it is not possible to prevent people who have not paid for it from having access to it.

Negative Externality

A cost that is suffered by a third party as a result of an economic transaction.