A SNP that can be either A or T is associated with a human disease. In the Case population, there were 2000 A alleles and 1500 T alleles. In the Control population, there were 2500 A alleles and 3000 T alleles. The allelic odds ratio indicates that the presence of an A confers a ________ times greater risk for the disease than does the T allele.

A) 1.33
B) 1
C) 0.64
D) 1.6


D) 1.6

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