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1. The first genetic test used a short DNA sequence that was closely linked to the Huntington’s locus. People taking the test were classified as to whether they had the DNA sequence that was linked to the Huntington’s disease. This method was 95% accurate. This means that 95% of the people who had the Huntington’s-linked DNA sequence actually inherited the Huntington allele. It also meant that 95% of the people who did not have the DNA sequence linked to the Huntington allele did not inherited the wild-type allele (not the Huntington allele). Why might this preliminary test not be as accurate as a gene test for the actual Huntington’s allele? Explain.

1. The first genetic test used a short DNA sequence that was closely linked to the Huntington’s locus. People taking the test were classified as to whether they had the DNA sequence that was linked to the Huntington’s disease. This method was 95% accurate. This means that 95% of the people who had the Huntington’s-linked DNA sequence actually inherited the Huntington allele. It also meant that 95% of the people who did not have the DNA sequence linked to the Huntington allele did not inherited the wild-type allele (not the Huntington allele). Why might this preliminary test not be as accurate as a gene test for the actual Huntington’s allele? Explain.

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1. The first genetic test used a short DNA sequence that was closely linked to the Huntington’s locus. People taking the test were classified as to whether they had the DNA sequence that was linked to the Huntington’s disease. This method was 95% accurate. This means that 95% of the people who had the Huntington’s-linked DNA sequence actually inherited the Huntington allele. It also meant that 95% of the people who did not have the DNA sequence linked to the Huntington allele did not inherited the wild-type allele (not the Huntington allele).
Why might this preliminary test not be as accurate as a gene test for the actual Huntington’s allele? Explain. 

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