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Genes on the same chromosome that are transmitted together show complete linkage. Morgan studied mutations on x chromosome of d. melanogaster. He observed an incomplete form of linkage, indicated by progeny that exhibited a combination of traits not exhibited in parents. Linkage between genes is usually incomplete because homologous chromosomes can exchange segments when paired (recombination). While alleles present in each chromosome tend to remain together in inheritance, some chromosomes with new combinations of alleles can be transmitted. The probability of crossing over between any two genes is a measure of the genetic distance between the genes. This allows us to construct a genetic map, a diagram of a chromosome showing relative positions of genes. Enables a new gene to be assigned to a schromosome (even to a precise position relative to other genes) It is the first step in identification and isolation of a new gene (useful for identifying genes of hereditary diseases)

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