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What is the term used to describe the phenomenon when one gene masks the expression of another gene at a different locus?
What is the term used to describe the phenomenon when one gene masks the expression of another gene at a different locus?
- Pleiotropy
- Penetrance
- Epistasis (correct)
- Codominance
What do we call the interaction between two different genes in which one allele of one gene suppresses the expression of the other gene?
What do we call the interaction between two different genes in which one allele of one gene suppresses the expression of the other gene?
- Lethal Alleles
- Duplicate Genes
- Incomplete Dominance
- Complementary Gene Interaction (correct)
What term is used to describe the situation when an individual carries a gene but does not express the associated trait?
What term is used to describe the situation when an individual carries a gene but does not express the associated trait?
- Domination
- Expressivity
- Pleiotropy
- Penetrance (correct)
In genetics, what is the term for the phenomenon where one gene has multiple phenotypic effects?
In genetics, what is the term for the phenomenon where one gene has multiple phenotypic effects?
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What do we call a genetic situation where neither allele is dominant over the other, resulting in the expression of both traits?
What do we call a genetic situation where neither allele is dominant over the other, resulting in the expression of both traits?
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