Botany-Linkage & Recombination
NEET Botany Linkage & Recombination MCQ Question
Type: MCQ-diagram based-Hard-Class 12
Consider a diagram showing homologous chromosomes during meiosis in Drosophila melanogaster, one chromosome carrying genes A and B linked closely together, and the other chromosome carrying genes a and b. Which process is depicted when genes A and B on the same chromosome are inherited together more often than not?
A
Linkage
B
Recombination
C
Independent assortment
D
Crossing over
Correct Answer
Option A
Detailed Explanation
The inheritance of genes A and B together more frequently suggests linkage, where genes located close together on the same chromosome tend to be inherited together, as demonstrated by Morgan's experiments with Drosophila.
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