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Directions: The following question has four choices, out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

What happens to the tyrosinase gene during melanin synthesis in skin of an albino?

  1. An epistatic effect over other genes, so that melanin is not formed

  2. A complementary role, so that melanin formation is affected

  3. Supplementary role, so that melanin is formed and hidden

  4. Modifying role, so that melanin formation is stopped
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Explanation

 Epitasis is the inhibition of the expression of one gene by another non-allelic gene

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