This document discusses genetic linkage analysis and map construction. It begins by presenting Mendel's experiments with plant hybrids and rediscovery of his work in 1900. It then discusses estimation of recombination frequency using different genetic populations like backcross, doubled haploid, recombinant inbred lines and describes maximum likelihood estimation. The document also discusses significance tests for linkage and examples of linkage analysis in different populations like F2, BC1F2. It describes expected genotypic frequencies and effect of distortion. Finally, it mentions three-point analysis and construction of linkage maps.