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The frequency of recombination between gene pairs on the same chromosome as a measure of the distance between genes was explained by:

  1. A
    T.H. Morgan
  2. B
    Gregor J. Mendel
  3. C
    Alfred Sturtevant
  4. D
    Sutton Boveri

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Alfred Sturtevant, a student of T.H. Morgan, realized that the frequency of recombination could be used as a proxy for the physical distance between genes. He constructed the first genetic maps.

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The frequency of recombination between gene pairs on the same chromosome as a measure of the distance between genes was explained by:
A
T.H. Morgan
B
Gregor J. Mendel
C
Alfred Sturtevant
D
Sutton Boveri

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