Bombay phenotype is an example of:
Correct answer: C. Epistasis
- A. Dominance
- B. Pleiotropy
- C. Epistasis
- D. Gene linkage
Explanation
In Bombay phenotype the phenotypic effect of AB gene located on chromosome number 9 is being interfered by H gene located on chromosome number 19.
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