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Q.Unit of genetic map is

(a) Centimeter
(b) Kilobase
(c) Centimorgan
(d) Megabase
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Genetic maps are measured in centimorgans (map units), not physical length units.

A genetic map shows the relative order and distance between genes on a chromosome, calculated from the frequency of recombination (crossing over) observed between them. The map unit used is the centimorgan (cM) -- 1 cM equals a 1% frequency of recombination between two linked genes. This is …

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