Autosomal linkage
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- Created on: 17-06-17 10:34
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- Any two genes that occur on the same chromosome are said to be linked
- All the genes on a single chromosome form a linkage group
- The remaining 22 chromosomes, other than the sex chromosomes are called autosomes
- The name given to the situation where two or more genes are carried on the same autosome is called autosomal linkage
- Assuming there is no crossing over, all the linked genes remain together during meiosis and so pass into gametes and hence the offspring, together
- They do not segregate in accordance with Mendel's Law of independent Assortment
- We can see from …
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