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Linkage ________ as the distance between two genes ______________(a) Decreases, decreases(b) Unaffected, Decreases(c) Decreases, Increases(d) Increases, IncreasesThis question was posed to me in exam.I need to ask this question from Linkage and Crossing Over topic in portion Genetic Recombination of Cytogenetics

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Correct option is (c) Decreases, Increases

The BEST EXPLANATION: As the distance between the two gens increase, the probability of recombination event OCCURRING between then is higher. Thus, linkage increases as the distance between two genes DECREASE and vice-versa.



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