Question

The physical association of two or more genes located on the same chromosome, due to which they tend to be inherited together and do not assort independently, is called:

Options

• Independent assortment

• Recombination

• Linkage

• Mutation

Answer 1

Linkage is defined as the physical association of two or more genes on the same chromosome that causes them to be inherited together and prevents independent assortment. This is a fundamental concept in genetics discovered through Morgan's work with Drosophila.