In common English, "linkage" refers to one event that tends to occur when another does. In genetics, linkage has a precise meaning. It refers to the transmission of

A) two genes that have the same effect.

B) two genes on different chromosomes.

C) two genes on the same chromosome.

D) genotype and phenotype to an offspring.


C) two genes on the same chromosome.

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