In Rabbits, Coat Color Is Governed by Four Alleles: C

question 33

Multiple Choice

In rabbits, coat color is governed by four alleles: C for dark gray, C^ch for chinchilla, C^h for Himalayan, and c for white. This is an example of

• A) X-linked genes.
• B) multiple alleles.
• C) epistasis.
• D) codominance.
• E) incomplete dominance.

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Definitions:

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