Consider Crosses Between Individuals of Different Heritable Phenotypes

question 167

Multiple Choice

Consider crosses between individuals of different heritable phenotypes.Under which condition will the phenotype of the offspring most likely be influenced by which parent has which phenotype?

• A) In cases involving sex chromosomes
• B) In cases involving epistasis
• C) In cases involving pleiotropy
• D) In cases involving codominance
• E) In cases involving closely linked genes

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