Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 13, Problem 12SQ
The phenotype of individuals heterozygous for ________ alleles comprises both homozygous
- a. epistatic
- b. codominant
- c. pleiotropic
- d. hybrid
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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