Practice mode Plant Breeding and Genetics

What happens when two genes lie very close together on a chromosome?

Correct answer C. Hardly any cross over are detected

Explanation

Crossover frequency falls with distance, so very closely linked genes rarely recombine and hardly any crossovers between them are detected, although crossing over is not impossible.

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