If you are a human geneticist looking for an ideal population in which to map disease genes, which of the following characteristics would help the mapping study?
A) small family sizes with well-known genealogies
B) a population where all members have the disease
C) large family sizes with little known genealogies
D) large family sizes with well-known genealogies
Answer: D
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