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Does linkage go against Mendel’s law of independent assortment?
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Linkage opposes Mendel’s law of independent assortment, which holds true only for genes on different chromosomes. Genes on the same chromosome (linked genes) do not assort independently unless crossing over occurs to separate them. Thus, linkage shows exceptions to Mendel’s independent assortment law.
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