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What Is Genetic Recombination

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The frequency of recombination between genes present on the same chromosome as a measure of the distance between genes was explained by:

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Sutton Boveri

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T. H. Morgan

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Gregor J.Mendel

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Alfred Sturtevant

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Solution

The correct option is D Alfred Sturtevant
Alfred Sturtevant, a student of Thomas Hunt Morgan, used the frequency of recombination between gene pairs on the same chromosome as a measure of the distance between genes and mapped their position on the chromosome in the year 1911.

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Q. Who used in frequency of recombination between gene pairs on the same chromosome as a measure of distance between genes and mapped their position on chromosome.

Q. Which of the following factor was used by Alfred Sturtevant to measure the distance between the genes and mapped their position on the chromosome?

Q. How many of the following statements are correct?
Statement I: Recombination of genes is directly proportional to the strength of linkage.
Statement II: Recombination of genes is inversely proportional to the strength of linkage.
Statement III: More the distance between the two genes on a chromosome, less the strength of linkage.
Statement IV: More the distance between the two genes on a chromosome, more the strength of linkage.
Statement V: Recombination frequency is inversely proportional to the distance between the genes present on a chromosome.

Q. How many of the following statements are wrong?
Statement I: Strength of linkage is directly proportional to the recombination of genes.
Statement II: Recombination of genes is inversely proportional to the strength of linkage.
Statement III: More the distance between the two genes on a
chromosome, less will be the strength of linkage.
Statement IV: More the distance between the two genes on a
chromosome, more the strength of linkage.
Statement V: Recombination frequency is inversely proportional to the distance between the genes present on a chromosome.

Q. The recombination frequency (expressed as percentage) between X & Y is 4%, X & Z is 16%, Y & Z is 20%. Based on the recombination frequency, arrange the genes on the chromosome.

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