Thanks Rick,
I was unsure of the information i gave and have been rereading material on crossover genetics ,and Rick you are correct that the law of independent assortment does not apply with linkage. It is starting to get away from basic genetics and , but if you look for linkage mapping on google, you can find information about how to map apparent linkages you are seeing with your pairs. My knowledge of this is basic at best. I'm sorry for the wrong information, though i am happy to discover the error.
Arman, Thanks for your information. I am glad that at least you did not find it so boring, that you decided to chime in. Maybe not everyone is bored afterall...
Arguments, i actually love a good argument, as long as there is no personal attacks or low blows, its all good with me. But i never actually thought of this discussion as an argument for whatever that is worth.
Rod