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In Morgan’s experiments on linkage, the percentage recombinants in the cross between white eyed, miniature winged fruit flies and red-eyed, normal winged fruit flies in the F2 generation was

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98.7
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37.2
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62.8
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73.2
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The correct option is B 37.2
Morgan identified linkage in the fruitfly. He observed that the percentage of recombinants from a cross between white eyed and miniature winged flies and red-eyed and normal winged flies was 37.2, which was fewer than the expected 50% if there were to be no linkage.

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