Which of the following statements about the interaction between genes A and B in barley is true?
Gene A produces longer awns than gene B when they are present alone.
Gene B produces longer awns than gene A when they are present together.
Gene A and B produce medium length awns when they are present together.
Gene A and B produce shorter awns when they are present together.
The interaction between two non-allelic genes A and B in barley, which produces a cumulative effect on the length of awns. Individually, either gene A or gene B produces awns of medium length. However, when both genes are present together, they have an enhanced effect and produce long awns.
Option c is the correct answer.