Linkage is the tendency of closely-located genes to be inherited together during meiosis. Proximal genes are less likely to be separated during chromosomal crossover, yielding linkage groups within recombinant chromosomes.
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Linkage is the tendency of closely-located genes to be inherited together during meiosis. Proximal genes are less likely to be separated during chromosomal crossover, yielding linkage groups within recombinant chromosomes.