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The Kosambi mapping function was introduced to account for the impact played by crossover interference on recombination frequency. It introduces a parameter C, representing the coefficient of coincidence, and sets it equal to 2r. For loci which are strongly linked, interference is strong; otherwise, interference decreases towards zero. [5]
In genetics, the coefficient of coincidence (c.o.c.) is a measure of interference in the formation of chromosomal crossovers during meiosis. It is generally the case that, if there is a crossover at one spot on a chromosome, this decreases the likelihood of a crossover in a nearby spot. [1] This is called interference.
Crossover interference is the term used to refer to the non-random placement of crossovers with respect to each other during meiosis.The term is attributed to Hermann Joseph Muller, who observed that one crossover "interferes with the coincident occurrence of another crossing over in the same pair of chromosomes, and I have accordingly termed this phenomenon ‘interference’."
Genetics Selection Evolution (known as GSE, and abbreviated with Genet. Sel. Sel. Evol.) is a bimonthly online-only peer-reviewed scientific journal covers original research on all aspects of genetics and selection in domestic animal species and other species providing results of immediate interest for farm animals' genetics.
This is a list of genetic hybrids which is limited to well documented cases of animals of differing species able to create hybrid offspring which may or may not be infertile. Hybrids should not be confused with genetic chimeras , such as that between sheep and goat known as the geep .
In population genetics, the Hill–Robertson effect, or Hill–Robertson interference, is a phenomenon first identified by Bill Hill and Alan Robertson in 1966. [1] It provides an explanation as to why there may be an evolutionary advantage to genetic recombination .
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[30] [31] The observation that genetic correlations usually mirror phenotypic correlations is known as "Cheverud's Conjecture" [32] and has been confirmed in animals [33] [34] and humans, and showed they are of similar sizes; [35] for example, in the UK Biobank, of 118 continuous human traits, only 29% of their intercorrelations have opposite ...