Question

The number of linkage groups in a cell having 2n=14 is

Answer 1

n =7 no .of haploid will be the linkage group

Answer 2

Number of linkage groups

Explanation:

• If 2n=14, then there are 7 chromosomes. Linkage groups are groups of genes that are so close together on a chromosome that they tend not to assort independently (i.e. recombination rarely occurs between them). This means that these genes will likely be inherited together.
• With no knowledge of the distribution of the genes on each of the chromosomes, I don't think it is possible to know how many linkage groups there are based on the chromosome number.
• However, if you consider each chromosome as a linkage group (which would only be true if there were no recombination), there would be 7 linkage groups in a cell with 7 chromosomes (i.e. 2n=14).