Genetic linkage
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Genetic linkage is an association between genes such that the occurance of specific character combinations is more common for one's kin than for those unrelated.
Because the closer any two genes are to each other on a chromosome, the lower the chance of their being separated during recombination or repair processes, they are consequently more likely to be inherited together.
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This page is part of the EvoWiki encyclopedia of genetics and molecular biology. Topics: Genetics - Transmission genetics - Molecular genetics - Population genetics - Quantitative genetics - Molecular biology - Genomics |
