BIO207H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Thomas Hunt Morgan, Synteny, Mendelian Inheritance

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Thomas hunt morgan won the nobel prize for work establishing the chromosome theory of inheritance and, also for his role identifying and explaining genetic linkage and recombination: he applied linkage and recombination to genetic mapping, also. Linked genes do not assort independently: genes located on the same chromosome are called syntenic genes. Syntenic genes so close together that their alleles cannot assort independently are called linked genes: genetic linkage can be quantified to map the positions of genes on chromosomes. Independent assortment of syntenic genes can occur if they are far apart on a chromosome so that recombination occurs very frequently. Syntenic genes that are closer together will tend to segregate together: crossing over that prevents linked genes from segregating together occurs during prophase i of meiosis. Indications of genetic linkage: genetic linkage can be recognized by comparing observed frequencies of gametes or progeny phenotypes with those expected under independent assortment.

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