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Genetics, Populations, Evolution & Ecosystems
Inheritance
Autosomal Linkage
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Human cells contain
46
chromosomes which are arranged into
homologous pairs
Out of the 23 homologous pairs of chromosomes in humans:
1 pair of chromosomes are called
sex chromosomes
The remaining 22 pairs of chromosomes are called
autosomal chromosomes
An autosome is any chromosome that is not a
sex
chromosome
Autosomes in
homologous pairs
contain the same
genes
but may contain different alleles
A:
sister chromatid
B:
centromere
Linked genes
is when two or more genes appear on the same
chromosome
Autosomal linkage is when two or more genes appear on the same
autosome