If there is linkage between two genes, then which of the following laws of mendel are not followed?

Law of independent assortment.

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Law of dominance

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Law of seggregation

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A
Law of independent assortment.

Linkage refers to the property of linked genes to be inherited together and not assort independently during meiosis. Linked genes are genes which are located on the same chromosome which cannot assort independently, and tend to be inherited together. A strength of Linkage is inversely proportional to the distance between the two linked genes.

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