Lod scores measure:
A) the relatedness of two individuals.
B) the number of crossover events that occur along an entire chromosome.
C) how often double crossovers occur.
D) the length of a linkage group.
E) the likelihood of linkage between genes.

Question

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Lod scores (logarithm of the odds) are used to determine the likelihood of linkage between genes, comparing the probability of observing the data if the genes are linked versus if they are not linked.

Lod Scores Measure