Q. Linkage and crossing over are

A) Same phenomena
B) Different phenomena
C) Opposite phenomena
D) Identical phenomena
Explanation

Opposite phenomena. Strength of linkage between two genes inversely proposed to the distance of two gene means if two genes are closely placed then they have high percentage of linkage and if they placed for then there is low percentage of linkage. Linkage and recombination are two opposite phenomena. In linkage two genes remains united and in recombination the two get apart due to crossing over during gametogenesis (meiosis)

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