Chapter 5 Flashcards
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Linked Genes
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genes located close together on the same chromosome
2
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Linkage and Crossing Over
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linkage keeps particular genes together and crossing over mixes particular genes
3
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Linkage Group
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a group of linked genes
4
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Nonrecombinant Gametes
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gamete that contains the only original combinations of alleles that were present in the parents
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Nonrecombinant Progeny
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progeny that possess only the original combinations of alleles that were present in the P generation
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Coupling
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arrangement of linked genes in which wild-type alleles of two or more genes are found on one chromosome, and mutant alleles are on the homologous chromosome
