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The unit of distance between genes on the chromosome is

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cDNA
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Morgan
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Centimorgan
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Chi-square
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Solution

The correct option is C Centimorgan
cDNA (complementary DNA) is double-stranded DNA that is synthesized from a mRNA template. This is carried out by the enzyme reverse transcriptase. A centrimorgan is the unit of chromosome length for which crossing over/recombination frequency is 1 percent. It is the chromosomal length for which the expected number of recombination in a single generation is 1 percent. One percent value equals to 0.01. It is used in genetic mapping to locate the genes at distinct gap on chromosome. T. H. Morgan studied the linear arrangement of genes on chromosomes in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. If the sample subjects are distributed among discrete categories, like short and long, chi-square test is used to evaluate data with the expected one. Correct answer is C.

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