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Author Question: The centimorgan (cM) is a unit named in honor of Thomas Hunt Morgan. To what is (Read 683 times)

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The centimorgan (cM) is a unit named in honor of Thomas Hunt Morgan. To what is it equal?
A) the physical distance between two linked genes
B) 1% frequency of recombination between two genes
C) 1 nanometer of distance between two genes
D) the distance between a pair of homologous chromosomes
E) the recombination frequency between two genes assorting independently


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2013
100% it's B, don't forget to gimmi a thumbs up :D


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Reply #2 on: Aug 13, 2013
Thanks so much, you were right on.


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