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Which of the following occurs due to the presence of autosome linked dominant trait?

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Important Questions on Principles of Inheritance and Variation

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Given below are two statements one is labelled as: Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Mendel's law of independent assortments does not hold good for the genes that are located closely on the same chromosome.

Reason (R): Closely located genes assort independently.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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The recombination frequency between the genes a and c is 5%, b and c is 15%, b and d is 9%, a and b is 20%, c and d is 24% and a and d is 29%. What will be the sequence of these genes on a linear chromosome?
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If a colour blind female marries a man whose mother was also colour blind, what are the chances of her progeny having colour blindness?
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The production of gametes by the parents, formation of zygotes, the F1 and F2  plants, can be understood from a diagram called:
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In a cross between a male and female, both heterozygous for sickle cell anaemia gene, what percentage of the progeny will be diseased?
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The number of contrasting characters studied by Mendel for his experiments was: