Question: Suppose a population contains 100,000 individuals, of which 500 are carriers of a certain genetic defect. Which of the following is an appropriate way to express this result in terms of odds? Suppose a population contains 100,000 individuals, of which 500 are carriers of a certain genetic defect. Which of the following is an appropriate way to express this result in terms of odds? The odds of carrying the genetic defect are 5 to 995. The odds of carrying the genetic defect are 500 to 1 No answer text provided. The odds of carrying the genetic defect are 500 out of 100,000.