linkage of genes- lqc 8b

Question 1

locus

Answer 1

The position of a gene/allele on a chromosome

Question 2

linkage of genes

Answer 2

Linked genes are genes found on the same chromosome, but at different gene loci. They have a high chance of being inherited together, as when chromatids separate in meiosis II all the genes on the chromatid move as one unit and enter the same gamete .

Question 3

the greater the distance between the loci

Answer 3

of two linked genes, the greater the likelihood of crossing over happening between them and separating them.