Mitotic recombination is a type of genetic recombination that may occur in somatic cells during their preparation for mitosis in both sexual and asexual organisms. In asexual organisms, the study of mitotic recombination is one way to understand genetic linkage because it is the only source of recombination within an individual.
Mitotic recombination is a genetic process that can happen in somatic cells before mitosis, whether in sexual or asexual organisms. In asexual species, studying mitotic recombination helps understand genetic linkage since it's the sole source of recombination within an individual.