Which of the Following Scenarios Describes an Example of Epistasis

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios describes an example of epistasis?

• A) Albino corn snake result from animals having recessive genotypes for each of two genes.
• B) In many mammals one genotype (ee) prevents any fur color from developing.
• C) In fruit flies white eyes can be due alleles of a gene on the X chromosome or a combination of other genes.
• D) In cacti, there several genes control the type of spines.

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