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NEET Previous Year Question

$Fruit colour in squash is an example of :-$

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.

A $Recessive epistasis$
B $Dominant epistasis$
C $Complementary genes$
D $Inhibitory genes$

Correct answer: B

Solution

(b) In summer squash, the dominant allele (W) inhibits pigment formation, producing white fruit regardless of the other gene. This is an example of dominant epistasis.

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