Genetic linkage

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Classical And Molecular Genetics subtree

Co-segregation of loci on the same chromosome at higher-than-Mendelian frequencies. Recombination frequency (cM, Morgan unit) measures genetic distance; ~1 cM ≈ 1 Mb in humans.

Related concepts

Allele
Linkage disequilibrium (LD)
Gene conversion

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