Frequency of crossing over in a chromosome is an index of

  • A
    Relative distance between its genes only
  • B
    Structural affinity between its genes only
  • C
    Strength of linkage between its genes only
  • D
    Both $(a)$ and $(b)$ are correct

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In a certain plant, red flowers $(R)$ are dominant to white flowers $(r)$ and tallness $(T)$ is dominant to dwarfness $(t)$. $A$ heterozygous plant $(RrTt)$ is backcrossed with a double recessive plant $(rrtt)$. If the gene loci for colour and size are situated very close together on the same chromosome, the expected percentage of offspring could be approximately:
Tall RedTall WhiteDwarf RedDwarf White

respectively.

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Thomas Hunt Morgan was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on:

Define/Explain the following terms:
$1.$ Linked genes
$2.$ Locus

In a test cross of a dihybrid plant with incomplete linkage,how many types of plants will be produced?

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