Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11.4, Problem 3C
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To explain: The way in which examples of pleiotropy and epistasis differ in terms of the minimum number of loci required.

Introduction: A phenomenon where expression of one allele affects other independently inherited alleles is called epistasis. Pleiotropy is an ability of one gene to have multiple effects on phenotypic traits.

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