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28 March, 04:43

Explain why the value of the recombination frequency between any two genes is limited to 50%.

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  1. 28 March, 05:12
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    During meiosis, each chromosome has 2 chromatids. When homologous chromosomes pair they form a tetrad (2 chromosomes, 4 chromatids).

    Crossing over can happen between 2 out of the 4 chromatids, and as a result, only half of the resulting gametes (at most) can be recombinant. The other 2 gametes will be parental.
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