title: What chance did Mendel's experiments give him of noticing linkage?
abstract: The a priori probability of noticeable linkage among all conceivable experiments of the size reported by Mendel cannot reasonably be taken as greater than 24-36 per cent; and therefore, the frequently heard opinion that his chances of encountering linkage were high, approaching 99-4 per cent, appears to be mistaken.
mesh_terms: D002875:Chromosomes; D005796:Genes; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005823:Genetics / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D011336:Probability