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  3. When one gene pair hides the effect of the other unit, this phenomenon is referred as [AIIMS 1986; CBSE PMT 1999]

. When one gene pair hides the effect of the other unit, this phenomenon is referred as [AIIMS 1986; CBSE PMT 1999]

A.         Dominance    

B.         Mutation       

C.         Epistasis         

D.         None of the above

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C.    A gene that thus masks or prevents the expression of another is called epistatic to it and the gene that is hidden is known as hypostatic.

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