Q548
Crossing over between homologous chromosome never exceeds
A.
50%
AnswerB.
75%
C.
100%
D.
25%
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Crossing over between homologous chromosomes never exceeds 50%.The recombination frequency between two genes cannot be greater than 50% because a random assortment of genes generates 50% recombination.
Non-linked genes produce 1 : 1 parental to non-parental. Thus, the recombination frequency would be non-parental/total, i.e.