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A gene pair hides the effect of another. The phenomenon is

1. epistasis
2. dominance
3. mutation
4. none of the above

Correct answer: epistasis

Solution

Epistasis is when one gene masks or modifies the phenotypic effect of another gene. Dominance involves interaction between alleles of the same gene, so it does not fit here.

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