Can genetic cross be used to determine whether mutation occurred on the same gene or different gene that affect a certain characteristic such as tail shape. In this scenario we are comparing data's obtained by 2 different individual to prove whether mutation is on the same gene or different.
Genetic cross can be used to determine whether mutation occurred on the same gene or different gene that affect a certain characteristic. Same genes are located at the same position in homologous chromosomes and recombination cannot occur at the same position. Recombination usually occurs during exchange of genetic material between two different chromosome or between two different locations within the same chromosome. So Recombination cannot occur in same gene. So If the result of the genetic cross showed that recombination occurs between two genes, then we can conclude that mutation occured on different genes.
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