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Linkage - S
Linkage - S
Independent Linkage
assortment The genes are located in the
The genes are same chromosome and
located in different they are close (linked) w/
chromosomes each other (can be
separated by recombination)
Thomas Hunt Morgan
The closer the genes, the greater the probability that they
would be inherited together.
Linked genes : AB
ab
Independently assorting genes : AaBb
Coupling and repulsion phenomenon are concerned with
linkage.
X-linked inheritance
1. color-blindness in humans
2. Hemophilia in humans
Color Blindness
Key: XH –normal
Xh –hemophiliac