Help with Gene Mapping

Practice Questions

GRE Subject Test: Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology › Help with Gene Mapping

Questions
3
1

If the recombination frequency between two genes is __________ then the genes are most likely __________.

2

A scientist performs a series of experiments to determine the recombination frequencies between the following genes. He acquires the following data:

W-X: 3%

X-Y: 2%

Y-Z: 13%

Z-W: 8%

Which of the following choices places the genes in the correct order relative to one another?

3

If two genes are found to have a recombination frequency of 25%, what does this mean about the location of the two genes?

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