BotanyNEET 2019Chromosomal theory and linkage

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

The frequency of recombination between gene pairs on the same chromosome, as a measure of the distance between genes, was explained by:

A.T.H. Morgan
B.Gregor J. Mendel
C.Alfred Sturtevant✓
D.Sutton and Boveri

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More from this chapter in past papers

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