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ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationChromosomal Theory of Inheritance and LinkageMedium2 minPYQ_2008
ZoologyMediumsingle choice
The distance between two genes in a chromosome is measured in cross-over units which represent
Options:
Answer:
B
Solution:
The physical distance between two genes determines both the strength of the linkage and the frequency of the crossing over between two genes. The strength of the linkage increases with the closeness of the two genes. On the other hand the frequency of crossing over increases with the increase in the physical distance between the two genes.
Stream:AIIMSSubject:ZoologyTopic:Principles of Inheritance and VariationSubtopic:Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance and Linkage
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