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Linkage - Part 1 - Biology and Mathematics of Linked Genes
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Linkage - Part 1 - Biology and Mathematics of Linked Genes
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Don Lee, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Linkage - Part 1 - Biology and Mathematics of Linked Genes
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Overview & Objectives
Corn: Both a Crop and Genetic Model Species
Experiment 1: Colored Sweetcorn Inheritance
Linkage
More Offspring and More Data
Linked Genes Tend to Stay Together
Crossing Over
Making Lots of Gametes
Two Point Test Cross Mapping
Cis Versus Trans
Map Distance Measurement
Experiment 2: Mapping Another Seed Trait Gene Pair (Waxy Starches)
Experiment 3: The Third Map Distance
Map Distances from F2 Data
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