GENETICS EXAM 2 QUIZ QUESTIONS
If the allele frequency of the dominant allele is 0.4, what value is used for the term p2 in the equation p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1? A. 0.16 B. 16 C. 0.2 D. 0.4
0.16
In a mapping cross, you determine that the recombination frequency between: loci Q and P is 12% loci Q and L is 15%. If locus Q is in between loci P and L, then the recombination frequency between P and L should be approximately A. 3%. B. 27%. C. 50%. D. 75%.
27%
Which of the following best describes the degrees of freedom for the calculation of variance? A. (n - 1) B. (n - 1)/n C. (n + 1) D. 2(n + 1)
A. (n - 1)
If the difference between the mean of the parents and the mean of the starting population is 1.0 and the difference between the mean of the offspring and the mean of the starting population is 0.45 then the realized heritability is A. 0.45 B. 2.22 C. 0.56 D. 1.45
A. 0.45
Calculate the narrow sense heritability for a grandparent-grandchild relationship when the observed correlation coefficient is 0.2. A. 0.8 B. 2.5 C. 0.4 D. 1.25
A. 0.8 Narrow-sense heritability is calculated by the following formula: hN2 = r obs/r exp A grandparent and grandchild share 25% of their genetic material, so rexp= 0.25. hN2 = 0.2/0.25= 0.8
Given a population of 1,000 individuals what is the average number of generations it will take to fix a new mutation assuming no selection for or against the new mutation? A. 4,000 B. 100,000 C. 1,000 D. 25,000
A. 4,000
First observational evidence that genes may be inherited together rather than by simple Mendelian inheritance was provided by _____. A. Bateson and Punnett B. Mendel C. Morgan and Bridges D. Boveri and Sutton
A. Bateson and Punnett
Which of the following is not one of the properties of gene linkage that Morgan obtained from his experiments? A. Genes that are on the same chromosome are always transmitted together as a unit. B. Crossing over exchanges pieces of chromosomes and creates new allele combinations. C. Genes that are on the same chromosome may be inherited together. D. The likelihood of crossing over occurring between two genes is dependent on the distance of the genes from one another.
A. Genes that are on the same chromosome are always transmitted together as a unit.
Experimental evidence that crossing over occurs between the X chromosomes of female Drosophila was provided by __________. A. Morgan B. Punnett C. Darwin D. Bateson
A. Morgan
Repetitive sequences are useful for DNA fingerprinting because they A. are inherited and can show significant variability between individuals. B. are not inherited and so are unique to every individual. C. never undergo mutation. D. are unique to every individual and change from generation to generation.
A. are inherited and can show significant variability between individuals.
The prevalence of the allele for sickle cell anemia in some populations is an example of which of the following? A. balancing selection B. non-Darwinian selection C. nonrandom mating D. heterogenous environments E. inverted selection
A. balancing selection
Which of the following statistical tests is used to determine if two genes are linked or assorting independently? A. chi square test B. product rule C. binomial expansion D. sum rule
A. chi square test
Creighton and McClintock worked with _____ as their model system to show that homologous chromosomes physically exchange genetic information during crossing over. A. corn B. fruit flies C. tobacco D. peas
A. corn
What process is the cause of human genetic diseases such a cri-du-chat syndrome? A. deletion B. translocation C. inversion D. duplication
A. deletion
Which of the following types of selection creates two phenotypic classes from a single original distribution? A.disruptive selection B.directional selection C.phenotype selection D.fitness selection E.stabilizing selection
A. disruptive selection
Which type of selection would lead to two distinct phenotypes? A.disruptive selection B.directional selection C.phenotype selection D.fitness selection E.stabilizing selection
A. disruptive selection
Inbreeding reduces which of the following variances to near zero? A. genetic variance B. environmental variance C. both variances D. neither variance
A. genetic variance
After calculating a correlation coefficient, you discover that the value is not significant at the 5% level. What can be done that may result in a significant difference? A. increase the sample size B. decrease the sample size C. nothing, the value will remain the same regardless of sample size
A. increase the sample size
Another name for a chromosome is a _______, since it contains genes that are often inherited together. A. linkage group B. crossing over group C. genetic recombinant D. bivalent
A. linkage group
Two genes that are located on the same chromosome are said to be _____. A. linked B. recombinant C. parental-like D. nonparental-like
A. linked
Calculate the mean plant height, the variance and the standard deviation for 10 plants that have the following heights: 5 cm, 6 cm, 6 cm, 7 cm, 7 cm, 7 cm, 8 cm, 9 cm, 9 cm, and 10 cm A. mean: 7.4 cm, variance: 2.5 cm^2; standard deviation: 1.6 cm B. mean: 7.5 cm, variance: 3.5 cm^2, standard deviation: 1.6 cm C. mean: 7.4 cm, variance: 2.5 cm^2, standard deviation: 1.9 cm D. mean: 7 cm, variance: 3.5 cm^2, standard deviation: 1.9 cm
A. mean: 7.4 cm, variance: 2.5 cm^2; standard deviation: 1.6 cm
The failure of chromosomes to separate during anaphase is called __________. A. nondisjunction B. synapsis C. epistasis D. maternal effect
A. nondisjunction
In a mapping experiment with three genes, which phenotype should occur most often in the F2 offspring? A. parental phenotypes B. phenotypes of individuals with single crossover events C. phenotypes of individuals with double crossover events D. All of these choices should be equal in the F2 generation.
A. parental phenotypes
The square root of the variance is called the _____ A. standard deviation B. covariance C. standard error D. mean
A. standard deviation
A heritability value of 0.997 indicates which of the following? A.The majority of the phenotypic variation has a genetic basis. B.The majority of the phenotypic variation has an environmental basis. C.The trait is polygenic. D.There is a significant difference between the two strains. E.None of these choices are correct.
A. the majority of the phenotypic variation has a genetic basis.
Which of the following is incorrect concerning quantitative traits? A.Individuals fall into distinct classes for comparison. B.The phenotypic variation for the trait is continuous. C.The frequency distribution follows a bell-shaped curve. D.All of these choices are correct.
A.Individuals fall into distinct classes for comparison.
Trisomy 8 usually leads to the early miscarriage of a fetus. However, adult individuals have been found with cells that have three copies of chromosome 8 in them. How can this be? A.The trisomic 8 adults likely have a mosaic region with trisomy 8. B.This individual must be triploid. C.The trisomic cells underwent complete nondisjunction. D.The trisomic cells underwent a meiotic nondisjunction.
A.The trisomic 8 adults likely have a mosaic region with trisomy 8.
In meiotic nondisjunction, meiotic products can be n+1, n-1, or n depending on when nondisjunction occurs. If non disjunction occurs in meiosis I, what is the outcome? A.Two trisomic and two monosomic products B.One trisomic and three monosomic products C.One trisomic, one monosomic, and two normal products D.None of these choices are correct.
A.Two trisomic and two monosomic products Explanation: If nondisjunction occurs in meiosis I, the products are n-1, n-1, n+1 and n+1. Having one missing chromosome is called monosomy, and having one extra chromosome is called trisomy. That means if nondisjunction occurs in meiosis I there will be 2 monosomic and two trisomic products.
A natural disaster that resulted in the loss of genetic diversity in a population would be an example of a A.bottleneck effect. B.natural selection. C.genetic drift. D.founder effect.
A.bottleneck effect.
What are Klinefelter and Turner syndromes examples of? A.sex chromosome aneuploidy B.paracentric inversions C.reciprocal translocations D.autosomal aneuploidy
A.sex chromosome aneuploidy
What causes gene duplications? A.The crossing over of misaligned chromosomes B.deletion of important genetic information C.reciprocal translocations D.position effect E.None of these choices are correct.
A.the crossing over of misaligned chromosomes
The probability that two alleles will be identical for a given gene in an individual because the alleles are from the same ancestor is estimated by A.the inbreeding coefficient. B.the chi-square test. C.the calculation of average heterozygosity. D.the Hardy-Weinberg equation.
A.the inbreeding coefficient.
Which of the following expressions denotes a trisomic organism? A) 3n B) 2n+1 C) 2n+2 D) 2n-1
B) 2n+1
A loss of an internal portion of a chromosome is called a(n) __________. A) terminal deficiency B) interstitial deletion C) reciprocal translocation D) gene duplication
B) interstitial deletion
The short arm of a chromosome is denoted by the letter _______ and the long arm by the letter _______. A) q; p B) p; q C) s; l D) c; d
B) p; q
What is the frequency of an allele in a conglomerate population if 50 individuals from a population where the allele has a frequency of 0.6 migrates into a population of 450 individuals where the allele frequency is 0.3? A. 0.3 B. 0.33 C. 0.18 D. 0.9
B. 0.33
Given the allele frequency for a gene in population A is 0.3 and the frequency for the same alleles in population B is 0.5 and that 25 individuals from A migrate to and mate randomly with the 475 individuals in population B, what is the new allele frequency (P_C) in the conglomerate? A. 0.2 B. 0.49 C. 0.052 D. 0.8
B. 0.49 Explanation: We first must calculate the change in allele frequency in the conglomerate population, which is calculated with the equation ΔpC=m(pD-pR) = (25/500)(0.3-0.5)= -0.01 pC=PR + ΔpC= 0.5-0.01=0.49.
In a given population of Drosophila, curly wings (c) is recessive to the wild-type condition of straight wings (c+). You isolate a population of 35 curly winged flies, 70 flies that are heterozygous for straight wings, and 45 that are homozygous for straight wings. What is the frequency of alleles in this population? A. 35% c; 45% c+ B. 46.7% c; 53.3% c+ C. 50% c; 50% c+ D. 55% c; 45% c+ E. None of these choices are correct.
B. 46.7% c; 53.3% c+
A diploid organism has a total of 36 chromosomes. Assuming all possible chromosome combinations are viable, if a mutant tetraploid version of this organism was created how many chromosomes would it have? If a mutant version of the diploid organism was monosomic for chromosome 9 how many chromosomes would it have? A. 144; 35 B. 72; 35 C. 72; 37 D. 144; 37
B. 72; 35
The diploid garden pea plant has 14 chromosomes. The haploid fungus Neurospora crassa has 7 chromosomes. Neither organism has separate male and female individuals. Therefore, the number of linkage groups in these two organisms is A. Garden pea has 14 linkage groups, and Neurospora has 7. B. Garden pea has 7 linkage groups, and Neurospora has 7. C. Garden pea has 8 linkage groups, and Neurospora has 8. D. Garden pea has 15 linkage groups, and Neurospora has 8.
B. Garden pea has 7 linkage groups and Neurospora has 7 Explanation: In species that have been characterized genetically like the garden pea and Neurospora, the number of linkage groups equals the number of chromosome types.
The formula p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1 is associated with which of the following A. calculations of heterozygosity B. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium C. calculations of recombination frequencies D. degrees of freedom E. None of these choice are correct
B. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the Hardy-Weinberg equation A. The population is large B. There is nonrandom mating C. There is no mutation in the gene being studied D. There is no migration into or out of the population E. There is no selection against a given genotype
B. There is nonrandom mating
The individual who is credited with discovering genetic linkage in Drosophila is _____. A. Alfred Sturtevant B. Thomas Hunt Morgan C. Gregor Mendel D. Barbara McClintock
B. Thomas Hunt Morgan
When analyzing two variables, the strength of the association between the variables is called the ____. A. standard deviation B. correlation coefficient C. covariance D. variance
B. correlation coefficient
Crossing over is more likely to occur between genes that are ______ on a chromosome. A. not B. far apart C. close together
B. far apart
Given the following sequence of genes on a chromosome, determine what change in chromosome structure occurred. The asterisk (*) indicates the centromere.Before: A B C D * E F G HAfter: A B C D * E F E F G H A. terminal deletion B. gene duplication C. inversion D. interstitial deletion
B. gene duplication
The polytene chromosomes of Drosophila are an example of _________. A. aneuploidy B. polyploidy C. translocations D. inversion loops E. None of these choices are correct.
B. polyploidy
After several generations of artificial selective breeding, a plateau is reached where artificial selection is no longer effective. This is called the _______. A. selection coefficient B. selection limit C. realized limit D. realized heritability
B. selection limit
Suppose the genes for eye color and wing shape are both on the X chromosome (they are linked) and are known to be 68 map units apart. In a mating between a Xw+m+Xwm female and a XwmY male that produces 1000 progeny, how many recombinant progeny would you expect to observe? A. 320 B. 500 C. 340 D. 680
B.500 Explanation: For two different genes on the same chromosome that are more than 50 mu apart, a testcross is expected to yield a maximum of only 50% recombinant offspring.
How does inbreeding affect the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? A.It makes it more likely for the population to remain in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. B.It results in a higher level of either dominant or recessive homozygotes. C.It results in a higher level of heterozygotes. D.It has no effect on the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
B.It results in a higher level of either dominant or recessive homozygotes.
Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the Hardy-Weinberg equation? A.Individuals of the population mate randomly. B.Selection favors the dominant allele. C.The population size is very large. D.There is no mutation occurring in the population. E.There is no migration into or out of the population.
B.Selection favors the dominant allele.
Which of the following would produce the most euploid progeny, sperm cells that result from a nondisjunction following meiosis I or meiosis II? A.All progeny will be euploid with either non-disjunction event. B.Sperm that are produced following a non-disjunction event in meiosis II. C.Sperm that are produced following a non-disjunction event in meiosis I. D.Neither will produce any euploid progeny.
B.Sperm that are produced following a non-disjunction event in meiosis II.
Which human cells exhibit endopolyploidy? A.sex cells B.liver cells C.red blood cells D.nerve cells E.all somatic cells
B.liver cells
Horizontal gene transfer occurs A.between prokaryotic species only. B.within and between species of eukaryotes and prokaryotes. C.only from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. D.between eukaryotic species only.
B.within and between species of eukaryotes and prokaryotes.
If two individuals of a population, who vary in their phenotype, preferentially mate, it is called _____. A) Outbreeding B) Inbreeding C) Negative assortative mating D) Positive assortative mating
C) Negative assortative mating
In the equation p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1, what does the term 2pq represent? A) the genotypic frequency of homozygous recessive individuals B) the genotypic frequency of homozygous dominant individuals C) the genotypic frequency of heterozygous individuals D) the sum of the phenotypic frequencies in the population E) None of these choices are correct.
C) the genotypic frequency of heterozygous individuals
The visual proof that chromosomes exchange pieces of information during crossing over was provided by __________. A. Bateson and Punnett B. Morgan and Bridges C. Creighton and McClintock D. Watson and Crick
C. Creighton and McClintock
Inversions detectable by light microscopy are contained within what percent of the human population? A. less than 1% B. greater than 10% C. approximately 2% D. approximately 5%
C. approximately 2%
Which of the following generally has the least effect on the phenotype of the individual who carries it? A. Robertsonian translocation B. unbalanced translocation C. balanced translocation D. All of these choices are equally detrimental to the phenotype
C. balanced translocation
What must be true regarding the strains of organisms used to construct a QTL map? A. they must differ for the quantitative trait B. they must differ for the molecular markers C. both of these choice must be true
C. both of these choice must be true
Microevolution is defined as A. changes in gene flow from one generation to the next B. morphological changes that occur from one generation to the next C. changes in the gene pool from one generation to the next D. the ability of different genotypes to succeed in a particular environment
C. changes in the gene pool from one generation to the next
A testcross is always performed between the individual that is heterozygous for the genes to be mapped and an individual who is ____________. A. Heterozygous for the genes B. Homozygous dominant for the genes C. Homozygous recessive for the genes D. Lacking the genes E. None of the answers are correct
C. homozygous recessive for the genes
The middle gene of a three gene mapping experiment can be determined by examining the genotypes of which of the following? A. offspring that resemble the parents B. offspring that exhibit a single crossover event C. offspring that exhibit double crossover events D. None of these choices are correct.
C. offspring that exhibit double crossover events
The term for the mating for two genetically unrelated individuals is A. disassortative mating B. inbreeding C. outbreeding D. assertive mating
C. outbreeding
A _______ translocation occurs when a piece of one chromosome is attached to another chromosome. A. balanced B. complex C. simple D. reciprocal
C. simple
Which of the following steps is NOT used in conducting a backcross in order to map a QTL? A. the F2 offspring contain different combinations of the parental chromosomes B. by using genetic markers, it is determined which parent each chromosome came from and thus genes are identified C. the F1 offspring are crossed with each other D. two inbred strains that differ in a quantitative trait are crossed
C. the F1 offspring are crossed with each other
A map distance of 23.6 between two genes indicates which of the following? A.There are 23.6 other genes between the two genes of interest. B.23.6% of the offspring do not survive. C.23.6% of the offspring exhibit recombination between the two genes. D.The genes are 23.6 millimeters apart.
C.23.6% of the offspring exhibit recombination between the two genes. The map distance is defined as the number of recombinant offspring divided by the total number of offspring, multiplied by 100. One map unit is equivalent to a 1% frequency of recombination.
A SNP would best be described as A.a gene that comes in multiple different alleles. B.a balanced polymorphism system. C.a single nucleotide difference between two DNA sequences. D.the least frequent type of mutation. E.None of these choices are correct.
C.a single nucleotide difference between two DNA sequences.
An inversion heterozygote contains which of the following? A.two homologous chromosomes with inversions B.two normal chromosomes C.one normal chromosome and one chromosome with an inversion D.None of these choices are correct.
C.one normal chromosome and one chromosome with an inversion
What is the probability of fixation of a gene in a population of 30 individuals (assume no selection for or against a mutation)? A. 3.3% B. 3% C. 0.167% D 1.67%
D 1.67% Explanation: The probability of fixation is 1/2N where N=population number. Here 1/(2x30) = 1/60= 0.0167 or 1.67%.
Calculate the narrow-sense heritability of height between aunts and nieces if the observed phenotypic correlation coefficient is 0.1 A.2.5 B. 0.25 C.4 D. 0.4
D) 0.4
Polytene chromosomes are A) chromosomes that lack telomeres. B) chromosomes with high copy number variation. C) backup copies of chromosomes that are kept segregated away from the functional copies. D) bundles of hundreds of copies of the same chromosome.
D) bundles of hundreds of copies of the same chromosome.
Natural selection occurs when A) humans breed certain individuals with the most desirable phenotypes. B) the genotype of an individual does not determine whether or not is has reproductive success. C) individuals whose phenotypes are best suited for environmental conditions have lower reproductive success but live longer. D) individuals whose phenotypes are best suited for environmental conditions have higher reproductive success and contribute more alleles to the next generation.
D) individuals whose phenotypes are best suited for environmental conditions have higher reproductive success and contribute more alleles to the next generation.
In calculations of the degrees of freedom for a correlation coefficient, what value does the degrees of freedom take? A. (n-1) B. 2(n-1) C. (n-1) / 2 D. (n-2)
D. (n-2)
While mapping two genes in Drosophila, you observe 30 recombinants among 200 total offspring. What is the distance between these genes? A. 30 map units B. 6.67 map units C. 200 map units D. 15 map units
D. 15 map units
In humans, there are _______ autosomal linkage groups, plus an X and Y chromosome linkage group. A. 23 B. 46 C. 92 D. 22
D. 22
In a given population of Drosophila, curly wings (c ) is recessive to the wild-type condition of straight wings (c+ ). You isolate a population of 35 curly winged flies, 70 flies that are heterozygous for straight wings, and 45 that are homozygous for straight wings. What is the total number of curly or straight wing alleles in this population? A. 2 B. 150 C. 230 D. 300 E. None of these choices are correct
D. 300
Calculate the inbreeding coefficient of an individual given an n of 4 (excluding the inbred offspring) with one common ancestor. The inbreeding of the common ancestor is unknown. A. 50% B. 3.125% C. 25% D. 6.25%
D. 6.25%
Quantitative traits usually have which of the following characteristics? A. environmental influence B. polygenic basis C. continuous distribution D. All of these are correct
D. All of these are correct
Chromosomes may be identified based on which of the following characteristics? A. location of the centromere B. banding patterns C. size of the chromosome D. All of these choices are correct.
D. All of these choices are correct.
What must be true for a correlation coefficient to be calculated between two traits? A. The values for the traits must have been obtained from unbiased sampling. B. The relationship between the two traits must be linear. C. The traits must follow a normal distribution. D. All of these choices are correct.
D. All of these choices are correct.
Which correctly describes mitotic nondisjunction? A. It is a relatively rare event. B. It results in the loss of chromosomes in some cells. C. It usually does not affect all of the cells of the organism. D. All of these choices are correct.
D. All of these choices are correct.
Which of the following are necessary characteristics of an organism in order to easily construct a genetic linkage map? A. short generation times B. produces large numbers of offspring C. easily crossed D. All of these choices are correct.
D. All of these choices are correct.
A wholphin is a rare hybrid animal born from mating a female bottlenose dolphin with a male false killer whale. Wholphins are diploid. Interestingly, wholphins are fertile. What can you conclude from the fact that wholphins are fertile? A. Wholphins are allotetraploid. B. One of the parents must have been aneuploid. C. Dolphins and false killer whales are actually the same species. D. Dolphins and false killer whales likely have the same number of chromosomes.
D. Dolphins and false killer whales likely have the same number of chromosomes.
You are preparing to perform DNA fingerprinting by PCR for the first time. Select the reagent that would result in complications in the interpretation of your results. A. PCR primers that anneal to regions flanking the microsatellites B. Taq polymerase C. Human DNA D. PCR primers that anneal to the repetitive region of the microsatellites
D. PCR primers that anneal to the repetitive region of the microsatellites
Edward and Patau syndromes are examples of __________. A. allopolyploidy B. autopolyploidy C. translocations D. aneuploidy
D. aneuploidy
Which of the following types of selection favors one extreme of a phenotypic distribution? A. stabilizing selection B. disruptive selection C. balancing selection D. directional selection
D. directional selection
Migration of a random few individuals from one population to a new area to establish a new population is an example of A. selection. B. mutation. C. bottleneck effect. D. founder effect.
D. founder effect.
Heritability may be calculated as which of the following? A. the total variance minus environmental variance B. total variance minus genetic variance C. genetic variance divided by environmental science D. genetic variance divided by total variance E. None of these choices
D. genetic variance divided by total variance
An organism that contains patches of tissue that vary for a specific characteristic, such as a pigment, is an example of _____. A. linkage B. meiotic recombination C. translocations D. mitotic recombination
D. mitotic recombination
Twin spotting provides evidence of what genetic event? A. mutation B. meiotic recombination C. linkage D. mitotic recombination
D. mitotic recombination
In QTL mapping, the parental strains are crossed and the F1 generation backcrossed to which of the following? A. a wild-type organism B. a strain that is homozygous recessive for all markers C. the F2 generation D. the parental generation
D. the parental generation
Consider a hypothetical gene B for which there are two alleles in the population. For every ten BB individuals that survive, six Bb individuals survive, and one bb individual survives. What are the relative fitness values for each genotype? A. wB = 26; wb = 7 B. wBB = 0.59; wBb = 0.35; wbb = 1.0 C. wBB = 100; wBb = 0.6; wbb = 0.01 D. wBB = 1.0; wBb = 0.6; wbb = 0.1
D. wBB = 1.0; wBb = 0.6; wbb = 0.1 Explanation: The genotype with the highest reproductive success is given a fitness value of 1, wBB = 1.0. Based on the proportions of individuals that survive, wBb = 0.6 ; wbb = 0.1
Variations in chromosome structure are important for which of the following reason(s)? A.evolution of new species B.may result in the production of abnormal offspring C.may alter the phenotype of an organism D.All of these choices are correct.
D.All of these choices are correct.
Select the definition of genetic drift. A.Changes in genome size in a species due to random mutations B.Changes in genotype frequencies in a population due to new mutations C.Changes in allele frequencies in a population due to migration D.Changes in allele frequencies in a population due to random fluctuations
D.Changes in allele frequencies in a population due to random fluctuations
By what process do new alleles arise? A.Migration B.Natural selection C.Nonrandom mating D.Mutation E.Genetic drift
D.Mutation
Which of the following describes an organism with two complete sets of chromosomes from two different species? A.allodiploid B.tetraploid C.aneuploid D.allotetraploid
D.allotetraploid
QTL mapping determines the relationship between genes for quantitative traits and which of the following? A.structural genes B.the centromere C.transposon sites D.molecular markers such as RFLPs
D.molecular markers such as RFLPs
Which of the following defines gene linkage? A. Two or more genes that are physically connected on a chromosome. B. Genes that are transmitted to the next generation as a group. C. The process by which genetic information is exchanged between homologous chromosomes. D. All of these choices are correct. E. Both two or more genes that are physically connected on a chromosome and genes that are transmitted to the next generation as a group.
E. Both two or more genes that are physically connected on a chromosome and genes that are transmitted to the next generation as a group.
Assume that genes C and D are located on the same chromosome. On one chromosome alleles C and D are found, while the homolog contains alleles c and d. Which of the following would be an example of a recombination event? A. alleles C and D together on one chromosome B. alleles c and D together on one chromosome C. alleles C and d together on one chromosome D. alleles c and d together on one chromosome E. both alleles C and d together on one chromosome and alleles c and D together on one chromosome
E. both alleles C and d together on one chromosome and alleles c and D together on one chromosome
