What is the Chi-squared Goodness of Fit test used to test? a. If the disease is due to environmental or genetic factors. b. The name of the disease gene. c. Whether the disease follows a AR or AD mode of inheritance at the disease gene. d. If the p-value is greater than 0.05. e. If the observed data is consistent with the specified mode of inheritance at a given disease gene.

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What is the Chi-squared Goodness of Fit test used to test?

a. If the disease is due to environmental or genetic factors.

b. The name of the disease gene.

c. Whether the disease follows a AR or AD mode of inheritance at the disease gene.

d. If the p-value is greater than 0.05.

e. If the observed data is consistent with the specified mode of inheritance at a given disease gene.

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The Chi-square test is used in genetics to find out whether there is a difference in observed and predicted frequency. It illustrates whether the two genes are linked or unlinked just by observing the frequency distribution of the phenotypes.

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