Practice mode Plant Breeding and Genetics

The number of linkage groups in an organism equals what?

Correct answer B. Haploid number of chromosomes

Explanation

Genes on the same chromosome are inherited together, forming one linkage group, so the number of linkage groups equals the haploid chromosome number, for example 10 in maize.

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