There is a test that can be performed on a pregnant women to determine if the fetus has the genetic condition known as Trisomy 21, which causes Down Syndrome. The test performs well: for fetuses with Trisomy 21, the test is positive with probability 0.9914, and for fetuses without Trisomy 21, the test is only positive with probability 0.0006. Assume that the probabilityof a fetus carrying Trisomy 21 is 0.001. What are the following quantities?a. P(Positive Test|Fetus has T21)b. P(Positive Test|Fetus does not have T21)c. P(Fetus does not have T21)d. P(Fetus has T21|Positive Test)If a woman receives a positive test result for Trisomy 21, what is the probability that her fetus has Trisomy 21?
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