Uttarakhand PMT Uttarakhand PMT Solved Paper-2010

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    When one gene influences the expression of another non-allelic gene, it is termed as

    A)  epistasis

    B)  poly multiple allelism

    C)  segregation

    D)  pleiotropy

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Epistasis is (he phenomenon of suppression of phenotypic expression of a gene by non-allelic gene which shows its own effect. The genes which mask the effect of another are called epistatic genes, while the genes which are suppressed are termed as hypostatic genes.


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