"The phenomenon of genetic recombination provides a powerful tool for separating mutations and discerning their positions along a chromosome. When it comes to very closely neighboring mutations, a difficulty arises, since the closer two mutations lie to one another, the smaller the probability that recombination between them will occur. Therefore, failure to observe recombinant types among a finite number of progeny ordinarily does not justify the conclusion that the two mutations are inseparable but can only place an upper limit on the linkage distance between them. A high degree of resolution requires the examination of very may progeny. This can best be achieved if there is available a selective feature for the detection of small proportions of recombination."
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Seymour Benzer
Seymour Benzer (October 15, 1921 – November 30, 2007) was an American physicist, and behavioral geneticist. He was awarded the Wolf Prize in Medicine in 1991 and the Crafoord Prize in 1993.
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