Genetic Recombination and Gene Mapping

In this video Paul Andersen explains how the frequency of recombination between linked genes can be used to determine the relative location of genes on a chromosome. Thomas Hunt Morgan and Alfred Strutevant used the fruit fly to develop a theory of chromosomal inheritance and discover crossing over.

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Title: String Theory
Artist: Herman Jolly
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