4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage
Mapping Genes
10PRACTICE PROBLEM
In a genetic study of an early onset form of heart disease, a marker on chromosome 8 was found to be associated with the disease in six out of ten families. Analysis of the marker produced a lod score of 1.9.
What do these findings suggest about the marker?
In a genetic study of an early onset form of heart disease, a marker on chromosome 8 was found to be associated with the disease in six out of ten families. Analysis of the marker produced a lod score of 1.9.
What do these findings suggest about the marker?