Assertion: gene | /r/HasProperty | close
Facets:
value: together
type: MANNER
value: on the same chromosome
type: LOCATION
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Genes that are very close are essentially never separated because it is extremely unlikely that a crossover point will occur between them.
text: Because two genes that are close together are less likely to become separated than genes that are farther apart, geneticists can deduce roughly how far apart two genes are on a chromosome if they know the frequency of the crossovers.
text: When two genes are close together on the same chromosome, they do not assort independently and are said to be linked.