Question

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
What is true about the crossing over between linked genes?

• A. No crossing over at all
• B. High percentage of crossing over
• C. Hardly any crossing over
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Hardly any crossing over

Linked genes are those genes which do not show independent assortment but remain together because they are present on the, same chromosome. In linkage there is a tendency to maintain the parental gene combination except for occasional crossovers.