Fifference betweem equillibrium and disequillibrium population
Answers
Answered by
0
Bellarmine University
If two genes/traits/loci are in linkage equilibrium, it means that they are inherited completely independently in each generation. An example would be loci that are on two different chromosomes and encode unrelated, non-interacting proteins. If two genes are in linkage disequilibrium, it means that certain alleles of each gene are inherited together more often than would be expected by chance. This may be due to actual genetic linkage--that is the genes are closely located on the same chromosome. Or it could be due tosome form of functional interaction where some combinations of alleles at the two loci affect the viability of potential offspring.
If two genes/traits/loci are in linkage equilibrium, it means that they are inherited completely independently in each generation. An example would be loci that are on two different chromosomes and encode unrelated, non-interacting proteins. If two genes are in linkage disequilibrium, it means that certain alleles of each gene are inherited together more often than would be expected by chance. This may be due to actual genetic linkage--that is the genes are closely located on the same chromosome. Or it could be due tosome form of functional interaction where some combinations of alleles at the two loci affect the viability of potential offspring.
Similar questions