Genetics question

[bio185]

Can someone help with this question?

A plant has 3 traits: red flower, round seeds and spiny stem which are dominant over white flower and long seed and round stem.

You are told that two of these traits are linked and one segregates independently.

Explain what linkage and independent segregation means.

Describe how you would set up crosses in order to determine which genes are linked and which are not linked.

Would you be able to map all three genes on the chromosomes? If so how?

[JackBean]

1) you should find that on the internet or in your textbook easily

3) you would need to use gene mapping and localization with genetic markers

[bio185]

How would work out question 3?

[ayubian20]

it is somewhat difficult to draw a squarer chart of this cross..
linkage and independent assortment depends upon the the distance between two genes..
closer the two genes stronger will be the gene linkage and lesser will be the chances of independent assortment..
so far away the two genes greater will be the chances of independent assortment..