Question

Linkage ________ ,as the distance between two genes ______________

• A. Decreases, decreases
• B. Unaffected, Decreases
• C. Decreases, Increases
• D. Increases, Increases

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Decreases, Increases

As the distance between the two gens increase, the probability of recombination event occurring between then is higher. Thus, linkage increases as the distance between two genes decrease and vice-versa.