A Series of Three Genes Is Known to Be on the Same

question 29

Multiple Choice

A series of three genes is known to be on the same chromosome. In examining recombination events, you obtain the following data: $\begin{array}{ll}\text {no observable recombination }&30\%\\\text {between A and } B & 15 \% \\\text { between B and } C & 35 \%\\\text { between A and } C & 20 \%\end{array}$ What is the order of genes on this chromosome?

• A)ACB
• B)BAC
• C)ABC
• D)BCA
• E)cannot determine from this information

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Definitions:

Skewed Distribution

A representation of data that is not symmetric and where one tail of the distribution is longer or fatter than the other.

Standard Deviation

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Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is symmetric around its mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.