When Examining Recombination Rates Across a Chromosome, a Researcher Detects

question 20

Multiple Choice

When examining recombination rates across a chromosome, a researcher detects an area of high recombination rates. What could he or 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 a recombination hotspot.
• D) This region is within a protein-coding gene.

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