In a fruit fly,the $X$-chromosome linkage map has a total length of $66$ units,with the yellow body gene $(y)$ at one end and the bobbed hair gene $(b)$ at the other end. What will be the recombination frequency between these two genes $(y$ and $b)$?

  • A
    $\leq 50\%$
  • B
    $66\%$
  • C
    $100\%$
  • D
    $> 50\%$

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