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question 8

Multiple Choice

When studying Arabidopsis a researcher isolates a gene mutation that produces a shorter stem-height phenotype.Interestingly,when this gene is present wild-type plantand the seedling is germinated at the lower temperature of 12 $\degree$ C,the same short-stem phenotype is replicated.This phenomenon is known as

• A)epistasis
• B)anticipation
• C)phenocopy
• D)genomic imprinting
• E)continuous characteristics

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