NEET Biology question

Mendel observed that certain character did not assort independently. Later, scientist found that this is due to

(A)Linkage in traitsCorrect
(B)Crossing over
(C)Both (a) and (b)
(D)Dominance of one trait over the other

Answer: (A)

Solution

Mendel's law of independent assortment holds only for genes on different chromosomes or far apart on the same chromosome; genes located close together on the same chromosome are physically linked and tend to be inherited

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