<prompt> Linkage disequilibrium refers to?Never co-inherited geneInherited but not with disease causing geneGenetic mutationsCo-inherited with the disease causing gene  <response>: Ans. d Co-inherited with the disease causing geneRef: Robbins 9thpg 3Even if any SNP has no effect on gene function Neutral SNP Q, it may be co-inherited with the actual disease causing gene, if located close to that gene. This is called Linkage disequilibrium Q 