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What map unit (Centimorgan) is adopted in the construction of genetic maps?
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A unit of distance between genes on chromosomes, representing 1% cross over.
1 map unit or centimorgan is equivalent to recombination between two genes. If was Sturtevant who first suggest that frequency of recombination can be used to depict relative distance between the genes. crossing over is known as Morgan (M)
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