Question 9

(Multiple Choice)

If you are given a recombination frequency of 34% between genes X and Y and 27% between X and Z, can you predict the order of the three genes?


A) No; based on this data alone, the order could be X- Z- Y or Z- X- Y.
B) No; based on this data alone, the order could be Z- Y- X or X- Y- Z.
C) Yes; the order is Z- X- Y.
D) Yes; the order is X- Y- Z.
E) Yes; the order is X- Z- Y.

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