Linkage refers to two genes located on the same chromosome. Genes that are close together on a chromosome are tightly linked. Crossing over is the process where homologous chromosomes exchange equal segments during genetic recombination. There are two theories that describe the mechanism of crossing over - the contact-first theory proposes the chromosomes first touch and break at the contact point before recombining, while the breakage-first theory states the chromosomes first break independently before recombining their segments. A three-point test cross can identify eight phenotypic classes through their frequencies or altered gene arrangements.
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Shivam yadav
1. Linkage and Crossing over
Presented by -
shivam yadav
Presented to Head of department -
Shree Ashok sir
Msc ag 1st sem
Genetics and plant
breeding
2. Linkage :- Linkage refers to the precense of two
different gene on the same chromosome.
Two gene gene that occur on the same chromosome
are said to be linked, and those that occur very closed
together are tightly linked.
Crossing over :- process in genetic by which the two
chormosome of a homologus pair exchange equal
segment with each other.
3. Coupling :- The conditioin of having the dominant
allels for both genes of the parental chromosome , with
both recessive on the other parental chromosome, is
called coupling.
Repulsion :- The opposite condition the having one
dominant and one recessive on each parental
chromosome is called repulsion
4. Theories of crossing over :-
(i)Contact fist theory :
According to this theory the inner to chromatids of the
homologus chromosomes under going crossing over ,first
touch each other and then cross over .At the point of
contact breakage occurs. The broken segments again
unite to from new combination .
(ii)The breakage first theory :
According to this theory the chromatids under going
crossing over , first of all break into two without any
crossing over and after that the broken segments reunite to
form the new combination
5. Three point test cross :
In a three point test cross eight different phenotypic classes
are obtaind these eight classes are indentified in two
different ways, viz., 1 by phenotypic frequencies and 2. by
altration of gene