NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
Which genes showed 37.2 percent recombination in Morgan's experiments?
Options
- AWhite and yellow
- BWhite and miniature wing
- CBrown and red-eyed
- DYellow and white-eyed
Correct answer
B. White and miniature wing
Step-by-step solution
Morgan and his group knew that the genes were located on the X chromosome (Section 4.4) and saw quickly that when the two genes in a dihybrid cross were situated on the same chromosome, the proportion of parental gene combinations were much higher than the non-parental type. Morgan attributed this due to the physical association or linkage of the two genes and coined the term linkage to describe this physical association of genes on a chromosome and the term recombination to describe the generation of non-parental