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Inheritance and Variation — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYInheritance and Variation5 Marks
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What is linkage? How many linkage groups do occur in human being and maize?
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  1. Linkage is defined as the tendency of the genes to be inherited together because they are present in the same chromosome. Linkage group is group of genes situated on a chromosome.
  2. Humans have 23 linkage groups because they have 23 pairs of chromosomes.
  3. Maize plant has 10 linkage groups because they have 10 pairs of chromosomes.

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