Morgan hybridised yellow-bodied, white-eyed females to brown-bodied, red-eyed males and intercrossed their $F_{1}$ progeny. He observed that

$(a)$ $F_{2}$ ratio was deviated very significantly from the $9 : 3 : 3 : 1$ ratio

$(b)$ Both genes did not segregate independently of each other

$(c)$ Recombinant types are not obtained in $F_{2}$ generation

$(d)$ Both genes segregate independently of each other

Select the correct set of statements :

  • A

    $(a) \;\& \;(b) only$

  • B

    $(b) \;\& \;(c) only$

  • C

    $(b) \;\& \;(d) only$

  • D

    $(c) \;\& \;(d) only$

Similar Questions

Select the incorrect statement(s) from the options given below with respect to dihybrid cross.

$I.$ Tightly linked genes on the same chromosome show higher recombinations.

$II.$ Genes far apart on the same chromosome show very few recombinations.

$III.$ Genes loosely linked on the same chromosome show similar recombinations.

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Percentage of recombination between $A$ and $B$ is $9\%$ and $C$ is $17\%$, $B$ and $C$ is $26\%$, then the arrangement of genes is

Gene can be defined as

The map distance between genes $A$ and $B$ is $3$ units, between $B$ and $C$ $10$ units and between $C$ and $A$ $7$ units. The order of the genes in a linkage map constructed on the above data would perhaps be

Who put forward the “Theory of linkage''