Recombination Between Linked Genes Comes About for What Reason

question 46

Multiple Choice

Recombination between linked genes comes about for what reason?

• A) Mutation on one homolog is different from that on the other homolog.
• B) Independent assortment sometimes fails because Mendel had not calculated appropriately.
• C) When genes are linked they always "travel" together at anaphase.
• D) Crossovers between these genes result in chromosomal exchange.
• E) Nonrecombinant chromosomes break and then re-join with one another.

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