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The tendency of linkage is directly proportional to the rate of crossing over between two genes.

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be True or False

d.

Can't say

Answer: (b).False

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Q. The tendency of linkage is directly proportional to the rate of crossing over between two genes.

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