When Examining the Recombination Rate Across a Chromosome,a Researcher Detects

question 17

Multiple Choice

When examining the recombination rate across a chromosome,a researcher detects an area of high recombination rates.What could she infer based on this observation?

• A)This region is likely the centromere.
• B)This region is likely a telomere.
• C)This region is likely an isochore.
• D)This region is in a protein coding gene.
• E)None of the above

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