Question

Probability of incorporation of a gene P is 0.2 and the probability of incorporation of another gene is 0.1. The probability of both being incorporated is seen experimentally to be equal to 0.1. What is our inference?

a.

Both the genes are incorporated randomly

b.

The genes are linked

c.

The bacteria has a preference for the two gene

d.

It was just an artifact

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Answer: (b).The genes are linked

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