Refer to the given figure of cross $A$ and cross $B$ and select the correct statement regarding them

Question

Refer to the given figure of cross $A$ and cross $B$ and select the correct statement regarding them.\ Note: $(+)$ sign in superscript represents dominant wild type alleles\

Professor PC Thomas Classes · Answer

(a) : The physical distance between two genes determines both the strength of the linkage and the frequency of the crossing over between two genes. The strength of the linkage increases with the closeness of the two genes. On the other hand, the frequency of crossing over increases with the increase in the physical distance between the two genes.