Epistasis Refers to

question 176

Multiple Choice

Epistasis refers to

• A) a group of genes that are close together.
• B) intermediate dominance.
• C) the expression of two alleles of the same gene in an individual.
• D) the linear order of genes on a chromosome.
• E) the expression of one gene affecting the expression of another.

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Definitions:

Furanoses

Ring forms of monosaccharides (sugars) that contain a five-membered ring typically including an oxygen atom.

Glucose

A basic form of sugar that serves as a crucial source of energy for living beings and a fundamental element of numerous carbohydrates.

Cyclic Hemiacetal

A cyclic organic compound formed from the reaction of an alcohol with an aldehyde or ketone, characterized by a carbon atom bonded to an oxygen (in hydroxy group), another oxygen (in ether group), a hydrogen, and an alkyl or aryl group.

Erythro

A descriptor in stereochemistry, referring to molecules in which two substituents are on the same side in a Fischer projection.