Genetic Distances Within a Given Linkage Group

question 1

Multiple Choice

Genetic distances within a given linkage group:

• A)cannot exceed 100 cM.
• B)are dependent on crossover frequencies between paired, nonsister chromatids.
• C)are measured in centiMorgans.
• D)cannot be determined.
• E)are both dependent on crossover frequencies between paired, nonsister chromatids and measured in centiMorgans.

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Definitions:

Distribution

In logic, refers to the manner in which terms in propositions are applied to all of their potential subjects or only to some.

Total

The whole amount; the entirety of a particular number or quantity.

Ratio

A relationship between two numbers indicating how many times the first number contains the second or how the two numbers compare in size.

Median

The middle value in a set of data when it is ordered from least to greatest, or the point at which half the data values are above and half are below.