Linkage and Recombination

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What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where genes located close together on the same chromosome tend to be inherited together?

  1. Linkage

  2. Recombination

  3. Independent assortment

  4. Epistasis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Linkage refers to the tendency of genes that are located close together on the same chromosome to be inherited together, due to their physical proximity.

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism that can lead to genetic recombination?

  1. Crossing over

  2. Gene conversion

  3. Independent assortment

  4. Transduction


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Independent assortment is the random distribution of chromosomes during meiosis, which leads to the production of gametes with different combinations of alleles. It is not a mechanism of genetic recombination.

What is the term used to describe the process by which genetic material is exchanged between homologous chromosomes during meiosis?

  1. Linkage

  2. Recombination

  3. Independent assortment

  4. Epistasis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Recombination refers to the process by which genetic material is exchanged between homologous chromosomes during meiosis, resulting in the production of gametes with new combinations of alleles.

Which of the following is a measure of the genetic distance between two genes?

  1. Recombination frequency

  2. Linkage group

  3. Genetic map

  4. Centromere


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Recombination frequency is a measure of the genetic distance between two genes, and it is calculated as the percentage of offspring that show recombinant genotypes.

What is the term used to describe a group of genes that are located close together on the same chromosome and are inherited together?

  1. Linkage group

  2. Recombination group

  3. Independent assortment group

  4. Epistasis group


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A linkage group is a group of genes that are located close together on the same chromosome and are inherited together due to their physical proximity.

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of genetic recombination?

  1. Increased genetic diversity

  2. New combinations of alleles

  3. Parental genotypes

  4. Genetic variation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Genetic recombination leads to the production of offspring with new combinations of alleles, but it does not alter the parental genotypes.

What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where two genes located on different chromosomes assort independently of each other during meiosis?

  1. Linkage

  2. Recombination

  3. Independent assortment

  4. Epistasis


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Independent assortment refers to the random distribution of chromosomes during meiosis, which leads to the production of gametes with different combinations of alleles. It is the opposite of linkage.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the recombination frequency between two genes?

  1. Distance between the genes

  2. Gene order

  3. Genetic background

  4. Temperature


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Temperature does not affect the recombination frequency between two genes.

What is the term used to describe the process by which a gene is transferred from one organism to another by a virus?

  1. Transduction

  2. Transformation

  3. Conjugation

  4. Transposition


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Transduction is the process by which a gene is transferred from one organism to another by a virus.

Which of the following is NOT a type of genetic recombination?

  1. Crossing over

  2. Gene conversion

  3. Transposition

  4. Transduction


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Transduction is not a type of genetic recombination, but rather a process by which a gene is transferred from one organism to another by a virus.

What is the term used to describe the process by which a gene is transferred from one organism to another by a plasmid?

  1. Transduction

  2. Transformation

  3. Conjugation

  4. Transposition


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Conjugation is the process by which a gene is transferred from one organism to another by a plasmid.

Which of the following is NOT a type of genetic recombination that occurs during meiosis?

  1. Crossing over

  2. Gene conversion

  3. Independent assortment

  4. Transposition


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Transposition is not a type of genetic recombination that occurs during meiosis, but rather a process by which a gene is moved from one location to another within the genome.

What is the term used to describe the process by which a gene is transferred from one organism to another by a transposon?

  1. Transduction

  2. Transformation

  3. Conjugation

  4. Transposition


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Transposition is the process by which a gene is transferred from one organism to another by a transposon.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the frequency of genetic recombination?

  1. Distance between the genes

  2. Gene order

  3. Genetic background

  4. Sex of the organism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The sex of the organism does not affect the frequency of genetic recombination.

What is the term used to describe the process by which a gene is transferred from one organism to another by a bacteriophage?

  1. Transduction

  2. Transformation

  3. Conjugation

  4. Transposition


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Transduction is the process by which a gene is transferred from one organism to another by a bacteriophage.

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