When analyzing three genes that reside on the same chromosome, the expected frequency of double-crossover events can be determined by multiplying the frequency of single crossovers between each pair of genes. What would cause the number of observed double-crossover events to be less than the expected value?

Which best describes the scientific method? a. a path of clearly defined steps that must be followed in a particular order b. a possible answer to a scientific question based on knowledge or research c. the recipe for how to conduct an experiment that must be followed precisely d. the process of hypothesis and testing through which scientific inquiry occurs