NEET Biology question

Genes located very close to one another on the same chromosome tend to be transmitted together and are called

(A)Allomorphs
(B)Identical genes
(C)Linked genesCorrect
(D)Recessive genes

Answer: (C)

Solution

Genes located close together on the same chromosome tend not to assort independently but to be inherited together, a phenomenon called linkage, and such genes are termed linked genes. "Allomorphs" (a) is

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