Linkage is generally noticed in F2 when independent segregation of the genes does not occur. Two genes in the homologous chromosomes can be at two different arrangements, repulsion (Ab/aB) or coupling (AB/ab) (see Table R3). Some scholars have described repulsion as trans and coupling as cis arrangement.
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(2008). Recombination Frequency. In: Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Informatics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6754-9_14249
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