Suppose all people with blonde hair have blue eyes and all people with dark hair have brown eyes. If the genes for eye and hair color are on the same chromosome, then what would most likely happen if these chromosomes crossed over?

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If the genes for eye and hair color are on the same chromosome, they are considered linked genes. During crossing over, alleles for each trait can exchange places. However, the closer the two genes are on the chromosome, the less likely they are to stray from each other during crossing over. Therefore, there is a chance that some offspring may inherit the linked traits together, but some may inherit them independently. So, hair and eye color could be inherited independently.

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