**The distance between two linked genes is...**a) equal to the frequency of recombination between those genes.b) equal to the frequency of parental allele arrangements in gametes.c) given in map units (mu) or centiMorgans (cM).d) Both A and C are true.

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**The distance between two linked genes is...**

a) equal to the frequency of recombination between those genes.

b) equal to the frequency of parental allele arrangements in gametes.

c) given in map units (mu) or centiMorgans (cM).

d) Both A and C are true.

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Genetic linkage is a study which shows us the genes or alleles which are close to each other on a single chromosome and their tendency to inherit together during sexual phase of the life cycle that is production gametes, which fuse together to produce the offspring’s.

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