Linked genes are

a. genes whose effects combine to affect a single characteristic.
b. different alleles of the same gene.
c. genes that affect two different traits and that lead to a 9:3:3:1 phenotype ratio in a dihybrid
cross.
d. genes that do not sort independently due to their being physically near each other on the
same chromosome.
e. genes on two different chromosomes


D

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