Question

Several of the traits examined by Mendel in his dihybrid crosses are now known to be encoded by genes that occur on the same chromosome. Given the outcome of his experiments, what can you infer about the distance between these genes? How would his results have been different if the traits examined had included plant height and pod shape, which are encoded by genes that are very close together on the same chromosome? Use the following terms in your response: alleles; loci; recombination; expected ratio.