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Which would be the best example of a \"tightly linked\" RFLP? An RFLP caused by

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Question

Which would be the best example of a "tightly linked" RFLP?

An RFLP caused by a base substitution that confers the sickle allele and also changes the restriction site in the hemoglobin gene.

An RFLP that is 2 map units away from the gene that confers cystic fibrosis when mutant.

An RFLP that almost always assorts independently from a gene of interest.

An RFLP that is linked very closely to the gene that causes achondroplasia with a recombination frequency of 0.015.

A

An RFLP caused by a base substitution that confers the sickle allele and also changes the restriction site in the hemoglobin gene.

B

An RFLP that is 2 map units away from the gene that confers cystic fibrosis when mutant.

C

An RFLP that almost always assorts independently from a gene of interest.

D

An RFLP that is linked very closely to the gene that causes achondroplasia with a recombination frequency of 0.015.

Explanation / Answer

Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism subtraction methods are very useful determining also applicable to positional cloning method that unusually requires a genetic map. RFLP markers spanning an entire genome is useful in the method Targeted RFLP Subtraction (TRS).

Here the answer will be: B. An RFLP that is 2 map units away from the gene that confers cystic fibrosis when mutant. Here the linked RFLP markers are very useful determining genes from the genes that a particular organism or a condition possess.