Assume that you are able to examine a total of 100 separate meiotic events in an animal species. You note that within 10 of these meiotic events, there was a crossover event occurring between genes A and B. In the remaining 90 events there was no crossover event between these two genes. What would be the expected map distance between genes A and B?
A) 10 m.u.
B) 5 m.u.
C) 20 m.u.
D) 45 m.u.
E) 50 m.u.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Answer of Assume that you are able to examine a total of 100 separate meiotic events in an animal species. You note that within 10 of these meiotic events, there was a crossover event occurring between genes A and B. In the remaining 90 events there was no crossover event between these two genes. What would be the expected map distance between genes A and B?
A) 10 m.u.
B) 5 m.u.
C) 20 m.u.
D) 45 m.u.
E) 50 m.u.

Assume That You Are Able to Examine a Total of 100