inheritance???

False. Genes in the same linkage group are inherited jointly!

Chromosomes are a good example. All of the genes on the chromosome are passed down to the offspring together. This is a linkage group. However, genes on different chromosomes are not part of a linkage group, and are passed down separately. Of course, it's worth noting that linkage groups do not *always* get passed down jointly--it's just the general rule.

I would say false.

Firstly for genes to be linked, they must be

1) on the same chromosome

2) less than 50 m.u. apart

If 2 genes are linked, they are more likely to be transmitted as a unit. The only time you can get a different combination of the traits is when crossing over occurs during meiosis. If the two genes are farther apart, then the probability of a cross over increases. If 2 genes are 50 m.u apart, that converts to 50% chance of cross over and hence independent assortment.

This depends on how tightly linked the genes are. The more tightly linked, the lower the chance of them being inherited separately. This is because the more tightly linked the genes are, the higher the chance for them to be crossed over together.