explain gene linking
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Linked genes are genes that are likely to be inherited together because they are physically close to one another on the same chromosome. During meiosis, chromosomes are recombined, resulting in gene swaps between homologous chromosomes. If genes are close together, the chances of being recombined are higher than if they are far away from each other. It is impossible for linked genes to be on different chromosomes.
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When genes are close together on the same chromosome, they are said to be linked. That means the alleles, or gene versions, already together on one chromosome will be inherited as a unit more frequently than not.
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