Table of contents

1. Introduction to Genetics51m
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance2h 41m
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure56m
8. DNA Replication1h 10m
9. Mitosis and Meiosis1h 34m
10. Transcription1h 0m
11. Translation58m
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes1h 19m
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes44m
14. Genetic Control of Development44m
15. Genomes and Genomics1h 50m
16. Transposable Elements47m
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination1h 6m
18. Molecular Genetic Tools19m
- Genetic Cloning
  9m
- Methods for Analyzing DNA
  9m
19. Cancer Genetics29m
- Overview of Cancer
  21m
- Cancer Mutations
  7m
20. Quantitative Genetics1h 26m
21. Population Genetics50m
- Hardy Weinberg
  19m
- Allelic Frequency Changes
  31m
22. Evolutionary Genetics29m

3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance

Understanding Independent Assortment

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3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance

Understanding Independent Assortment

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is ensured by genetic linkage?

Crossing over always separates linked genes during meiosis.

Genes located close together on the same chromosome tend to be inherited together.

Alleles of different genes assort independently during meiosis.

Each gene is inherited completely independently of all other genes.

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Understand the concept of genetic linkage: it refers to genes that are located close together on the same chromosome and tend to be inherited together because they are less likely to be separated by crossing over during meiosis.

Recall that crossing over is a process during meiosis where homologous chromosomes exchange segments, which can separate linked genes, but this does not always happen; the closer the genes are, the less likely they are to be separated.

Recognize that independent assortment applies to genes located on different chromosomes or far apart on the same chromosome, where alleles of different genes segregate independently during meiosis.

Analyze the given options and identify that the statement 'Genes located close together on the same chromosome tend to be inherited together' correctly describes the principle ensured by genetic linkage.

Conclude that genetic linkage ensures the tendency of closely located genes on the same chromosome to be inherited together, rather than always being separated or assorting independently.