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Genes on the same chromosome are said to be linked.

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Genes are stuff that you got from your family that make up who you are :)

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What is the name of genes that are carried on the same chromosome?

The genes that are carried on the same chromosome are called as the linked genes.


The father apart two genes are located on a chromosome?

The farthest apart two genes are located on a chromosome the less likely they are to be inherited together. If two genes are on the same chromosome and rarely assort independently the genes are probably located close to each other.


A 0.1 percent frequency of recombination is observed?

In genes located very close to one another on the same chromosome.


Two genes for two different traits located on the same chromosome are said to be?

linked genes


What is the reason that linked genes are inherited together?

They are located close together on the same chromosome.


What is name of the two genes one on each chromosome of a pair that control the same trait are called?

genes


Two genes are considered linked when they are located close to each other on the same?

Chromosome


Two genes are almost always found in the same gamete?

Two genes that are almost always found in the same gamete are probably located near each other on the same chromosome. Crossing over is more likely to occur with genes that are farther apart on the same chromosome.


Genes for two different traits that are located next to each other on the same chromosome would most likely be?

Genes for two different traits that are located next to each other on the same chromosome would most likely be inherited together.


What would most likely happen to the alleles for two different traits during meiosis if they were located on the same chromosome?

If the A allele represents the dominant allele at a specific locus and a represents the recessive allele for the same locus they cannot occupy the same locus on one chromosome. A heterozygous individual would have A on one chromosome and a on the other.


Explain how two genes on the same chromosome can still assort independently?

the genes are probably located close to each other.


How does the order of genes in one member of the chromosome compare to the order of genes on the other chromosome?

Most homologous pairs look alike. They carry genes for the same characteristics and line up on the chromosome in the same order!