A review of genetic linkage in the guinea-pig.docVIP

A REVIEW OF GENETIC LINKAGE IN THE GUINEA-PIG St. Stephen’s Road Nursery 13W. Thepublished data on tests for linkage are reviewed and analysed for independent inheritance of 15 different loci. Estimates are derived from the combined data for (1) the closest linkage compatible with the apparent random assortment or (2) the crossover fraction where random assortment is contradicted. Linkage is evident for the gene pairs Px and R and m and si. Although still extensively utilised in many fields, domestic Guinea-pigs, Cavia cobaya, have declined somewhat from favour as genetic