Penetrance and Expressivity Are Related to

question 104

Multiple Choice

Penetrance and expressivity are related to

• A) the increased expression of a particular trait when a hybrid species is formed.
• B) quantitative traits that diminish or intensify a particular phenotype.
• C) the influence of environment on the expression of a particular genotype.
• D) the expression of one gene masking the effects of another gene.
• E) the expression of a dominant phenotype in a heterozygote.

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