Interference occurs when:
A) two genes are assorting independently.
B) two genes are far apart on a genetic map.
C) one crossover inhibits another.
D) the number of recombinant progeny classes in the testcross of a heterozygote exceeds the number of parental progeny.
E) a crossover causes the termination of the meiosis event in which the crossover is occurring.

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Interference occurs when one crossover event in a region of a chromosome reduces the probability of another crossover occurring nearby. This is a phenomenon observed in genetic recombination.

Interference Occurs When