NEET Biology question

Lack of independent assortment of two genes-A and B in fruit fly-*Drosophila* is due to

(A)Repulsion
(B)Recombination
(C)LinkageCorrect
(D)Crossing over

Answer: (C)

Solution

Genes located close together on the same chromosome tend to be transmitted together rather than assorting independently — this physical co-location is called linkage, as established by T.H. Morgan's work on *Drosophila*, matching option (c);

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