Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781305967335
Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 12SA
One gene that affects three traits is an example of ________.
a. dominance | c. pleiotropy |
b. codominance | d. epistasis |
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Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
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