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-<typo fs:x-large>Chapter 05. Defining genes by position</typo>
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-Besides providing experimental evidence for chromosome theory as discussed in [[chapter_03|Chapter 03]], Morgan's research group also demonstrated that genes (usually) have fixed positions on chromosomes. When we think about gene position, the term locus (plural: loci, pronounced "LOW-sigh") is sometimes used as a term to describe a gene in the context of its position rather than its function.
+<typo fs:x-large>Chapter 05. Defining %%genes%% by position</typo>
+Besides providing experimental evidence for chromosome theory as discussed in [[chapter_04|Chapter 04]], Morgan's research group also demonstrated that genes (usually) have fixed positions on chromosomes. When we think about gene position, the term locus (plural: loci, pronounced "LOW-sigh") is sometimes used as a term to describe a gene in the context of its position rather than its function.
 ===== Recombination between two sex-linked genes =====
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-\The first genetic map, created by Alfred Sturtevant in Thomas Morgan's research lab. The gene symbols in the figure are non-standard; they represent genes that we know today as: B, $yellow$; C, $white$; O, an allele of $white$; P, $vermillion$; R, $mini$; M, $rudimentary$. The numbers represent map positions, and map distances between genes can be obtained by subtracting the numbers. Source: Sturtevant, A.H. (1913). J. Exp. Zool., 14:43-59. Licensing: free for scholarly use from the [[https://www.esp.org/|Electronic Scholarly Publishing Project]]. Source claims copyright and that commercial use is prohibited without permission; publishing date suggests image is now in the public domain.
+The first genetic map, created by Alfred Sturtevant in Thomas Morgan's research lab. The gene symbols in the figure are non-standard; they represent genes that we know today as: B, $yellow$; C, $white$; O, an allele of $white$; P, $vermillion$; R, $mini$; M, $rudimentary$. The numbers represent map positions, and map distances between genes can be obtained by subtracting the numbers. Source: Sturtevant, A.H. (1913). J. Exp. Zool., 14:43-59. Licensing: free for scholarly use from the [[https://www.esp.org/|Electronic Scholarly Publishing Project]]. Source claims copyright and that commercial use is prohibited without permission; publishing date suggests image is now in the public domain.
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 The actual relationship between genetic distance in cM and physical distance in base pairs (bp) of DNA depends on the recombination rate, which is different for different organisms. For example, in humans the recombination rate is 1.3 cM/Mbp whereas in yeast it is 360 cM/Mbp (1 Mbp = 10<sup>6</sup> bp). Sometimes recombination rates in the male and female of a species are different. In Drosophila there is no recombination in males so the genetic distance between markers on the same chromosome are always zero when examined by meiosis in the male. In humans the recombination rate (and therefore map distances) in females is twice that of males.
-Another issue that often causes confusion concerns the map distances of genes that are far apart on the same chromosome. The physical length of a genetic interval is proportional to the frequency of crossovers that occur in that interval during meiosis. But in a cross, we are not actually counting crossovers; rather, we are counting the number of recombinant progeny that are produced. The frequency of recombinants provides a good approximation of distance for short intervals but as the interval length increases, double or even triple crossovers are possible, making the relation¬ship between frequency of recombinants and crossovers not linear. This is discussed further in [[Appendix_A|Appendix A]] on tetrad analysis.
+Another issue that often causes confusion concerns the map distances of genes that are far apart on the same chromosome. The physical length of a genetic interval is proportional to the frequency of crossovers that occur in that interval during meiosis. But in a cross, we are not actually counting crossovers; rather, we are counting the number of recombinant progeny that are produced. The frequency of recombinants provides a good approximation of distance for short intervals but as the interval length increases, double or even triple crossovers are possible, making the relationship between frequency of recombinants and crossovers not linear. This is discussed further in [[Appendix_A|Appendix A]] on tetrad analysis.
 ===== Unlinked genes =====