Genes on the same chromosome can be:

Who performed the first experiment on linkage and recombination?

Who coined the term 'linkage'?

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

The coupling and repulsion theory was proposed by:

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 assortment does not hold good for the genes that are located closely on the same chromosome.
Reason $(R)$:
Closely located genes assort independently.
In the light of the above statements,choose the correct answer from the options given below: