Linkage

Linkage
Linked genes
Genes present on close to
one another on a single
chromosomes are inherited
together in a linkage-group.

Linkage between a known

and an unknown gene can
be exploited to locate an
unknown gene.
 Linkage
Linked genes

Violate Mendel’s law of independent assortment

“Genes controlling different characters

segregate independently”

Linked genes cosegregate

The transmission, together, of 2 or more genes on
the same chromosome, as a result of their being
in very close physical proximity to one another
Homologous Recombination During Meiosis
Homologous chromosomes pair during meiosis,
(i.e., cell division that results in gamete formation)
and exchange chromosomal material.

Parental