The Centimorgan (CM)is a Unit Named in Honor of Thomas

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Multiple Choice

The centimorgan (cM) is a unit named in honor of Thomas Hunt Morgan. To what is it equal?

• A) the physical distance between two linked genes
• B) 1% frequency of recombination between two genes
• C) 1 nanometer of distance between two genes
• D) the distance between a pair of homologous chromosomes
• E) the recombination frequency between two genes assorting independently

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