Biology: Life on Earth
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Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Chapter 10, Problem 3FTB
The inheritance of multiple traits depends on the locations of the genes that control the traits. If the genes are on different chromosomes, then the traits are inherited__________ (as a group/independently). If the genes are located close together on a single chromosome, then the traits tend to be inherited__________ (as a group/independently).
Genes on the same chromosome are said to be___________.
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Biology: Life on Earth
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