Linkage

This section covers aspects of genetics, particularly eukaryotic genetics, that arise due to the fact that genes are arranged on chromosomes. For background you can read the Nature Scitable page on the Chromosome Theory of Inheritance (largely historical).

For this section you should understand:

• Genetic linkage


• Parental allele combination (cis/trans)


• Crossing over


• Recombination frequency


• Three-point test crosses


• Applying recombination frequency


• Linkage maps