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How many linkage groups are present in bacteria?


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Linkage groups present in bacteria

  1. A linkage group is made up of all the genes that are found on a particular chromosome.
  2. The total number of linkage groups in an organism equals the number of autosomes in its haploid cell.
  3. The bacterial cell has one chromosome which means that the number of autosomes in its haploid cell is 1.
  4. Hence, the total number of linkage groups will be one.

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