The movement of a gene from one linkage group to another is called:

The movement of a gene from one linkage group to another is called:
  1. Inversion
  2. Duplication
  3. Translocation
  4. Crossing over

Solution

A set of genes at different loci on the same chromosome tend to act as a single pair of genes in meiosis instead of undergoing independent assortment. Chromosome translocation is a chromosome abnormality caused by rearrangement of parts between non-homologous chromosomes. Hence, in translocation there is movement of gene from one linkage group to another and lead to change the position of gene.

Asked in: NEET 2015 (Phase 1)

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