Although both dominance and epistasis involve masking of gene expression, they a

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Although both dominance and epistasis involve masking of gene expression, they are different from each other. What is the major difference?

Dominance involves masking of one phenotype by another whereas epistasis involves masking of both phenotypes. Dominance involves one allele masking another at the same locus whereas epistasis involves one locus masking a different locus. gene that represses its own expression. Dominance is very common in gene expression whereas epistasis is a very oDominance involves a gene that dominates whereas epistasis involves a O rare phenomenon.

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Answer : The correct statment is B ( Dominance involves one allele masking another at the same locus wheras epistasisincolves one locus masking a different locus. In other words, dominance is allelic in nature wjereas, epistasis is non allelic in nature.

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