HEREDITY
CROSSOVER
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Question
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Linkage was first observed in
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Field pea
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Sweet pea
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Pea
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Grass pea
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The phenomenon of linkage was first observed by Bateson and Punnet in 1906 in sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus).
Detailed explanation-2: -Linkage was discovered by Bateson and Punnett in sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus).
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1910 Morgan who clearly proved linkage theory in fruit fly experiments.
Detailed explanation-4: -Thomas Hunt Morgan was the first person to discover linkage in Drosophila. Morgan went through several dihybrid crosses in Drosophila for the study of sex-linked genes.
Detailed explanation-5: -Haploid number of chromosomes would be 7. Therefore, pea plants have 7 linkage groups.
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