Suppose that in studies of genes on the same chromosome you find the following recombination frequencies:Figure
13.1
In this case, it would be proper to say that a, c, and b are ____.
a. linked genes
b. different alleles of the same gene
c. a trisomy resulting from nondisjunction
d. linked genes that are not physically possible since the recombination frequencies do not add up
e. three inverted genes
ANSWER: a
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