Question
Biology Question on Principles of Inheritance and Variation
The number of linkage group(s) present in Escherichia coli is
A
one
B
two
C
four
D
seven
Answer
one
Explanation
Solution
All those genes, which are located in the ingle chromosome constitute a linkage group. This simply means that the total number of linkage groups in an organism is equal to the number or chromosomal pairs. Only one linkage group is found in E. coli.