Answer:
The main difference between linkage and recombination are as follows:
Linkage
Recombination
1.
Cause of inheritance
Cause of variation
2.
Tendency of genes to stay together
Tendency of genes to segregate
3.
Accounts for parental combination
Accounts for recombinants
4.
Ratio remain fixed
Ratio variable depending on % of recombination
5.
Basis for linkage maps
Basis for gene map of chromosome
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