Recombination

Abstract

Gametes consist of several loci, each of them occupied by an allele from a set of alleles that is specific for the locus in question. The sites are assumed to be linearly ordered. The number of loci, as well as the set of possible alleles for each, are the same for all gametes within the population under consideration. When two gametes are paired, they form an offspring gamete that at some of its sites gets the alleles from the first parent, and at the other sites those of the second parent. This is recombination , and a recombination scheme may restrict the possibilities for the combinations.