Chromosomal Inheritance

AP Biology· difficulty 3/5

The greater the distance between two linked genes,

A
$The higher the recombination frequency between them$
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B
$The smaller the calculated map unit distance separating them$
C
$The more frequently the two alleles are co-inherited together$
D
$The lower the chance that crossing over will occur between them$

Explanation

Recombination frequency increases with map distance — a map unit (cM) corresponds to 1% recombination.

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