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Question
Gene which suppresses other gene′s activity but dose not lie on the same locus is called as
Options
A.epistatic
B.supplementary
C.hypostatic
D.codominant
Solution
When one gene masks the effect or activity of another gene which dose not lie on the same locus it is called epistasis. Epistasis refers to non-allelic interactions. like coat colour in mice is controlled by epistatic gene. when coloured (CCaa) mouse is crossed with albino (ccAA) agouti, coloured and albino mice are obtained in 9 : 3 : 4 ratio in F2 generation
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