Which of the following accounts for phenotypic ratio in masking gene interaction in F2 generation?
Option: 1
9:3:3:1
Option: 2
1:2:1
Option: 3
9:7
Option: 4
12:3:1
Answers (1)
As we have already studied in Dominant Epistasis -
When two contrasting alleles are brought together, one of them dominates over the other in F1.
In the phenomenon of epistasis, two independent non-allelic genes that affect the same phenotype interact in such a way that the dominant allele of one gene (for example, A) masks the effect of another gene (for example B).
Therefore, gene A is said to be epistatic to gene B or gene B is said to be hypostatic to gene A.