IB Biology HL D3.2.19 Hl Autosomal Gene Linkage Questions

Understand why linked loci on the same autosome tend to be inherited together, and how crossing over between loci produces recombinant offspring.

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Identify linked autosomal genes as loci on the same non-sex chromosome and explain why they tend to be inherited together.
Use crossing-over between linked loci to explain recombinant offspring and departures from expected Mendelian or 1:1:1:1 ratios.

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Hemophilia is a sex-linked disease that affected some members of royal families in Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Explain gene linkage and its effects on inheritance.

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