The process of linkage analysis does NOT rely on which technique to determine the genetic causes of diseases?
A) analysis of family pedigrees
B) identification of SNPs that are most often inherited with the disease-causing gene
C) the sequence of the entire chromosome where the disease-causing gene is located to directly identify it
D) comparing the DNA of people who have the disease with the DNA of people who don't have the disease
E) obtaining many sequences of a region of the chromosome that is associated with the disease

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Linkage analysis relies on identifying genetic markers that are closely linked to the disease-causing gene, in order to determine its location on a chromosome. While several techniques are used to identify these markers, the direct sequencing of the entire chromosome where the gene is located is not one of them.

The Process of Linkage Analysis Does NOT Rely on Which