Multiple choice

A gene which suppresses the effect of a gene at another locus is

  1. epistatic

  2. hypostatic

  3. lethal gene

  4. complementary gene
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Explanation

Epistasis is a genetic interaction where one gene masks or interferes with the expression of another gene at a different locus. The gene that does the masking is epistatic, and the one being masked is hypostatic.

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