Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
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Chapter 13, Problem 9SQ
The probability of a crossover occurring between two genes on the same chromosome ________.
- a. is unrelated to the distance between them
- b. decreases with increasing distance between them
- c. Increases with the distance between them
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