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Which of the following is an example of duplicate recessive epistasis?

a)Seed shape and seed color in peas
b)Coat color in Labrador retrievers
c)Color in squash
d)Albinism in snails
e)None of the above

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The correct example of duplicate recessive epistasis given in the options is coat color in Labrador retrievers, where the ee genotype results in a yellow lab, demonstrating the epistasis of the E gene over the B gene.

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The example of duplicate recessive epistasis among the given options is coat color in Labrador retrievers. In Labrador retrievers, the E gene is epistatic to the B gene. Specifically, when there is a homozygous recessive ee genotype, the dog's color will be yellow regardless of the B gene's allelic combination. In contrast, homozygous or heterozygous presence of the dominant E allele allows the B gene to express, resulting in either black or chocolate fur based on the allelic combination of the B gene.

An appropriate example of duplicate recessive epistasis would involve two separate genes where a recessive condition at any one of the two suppresses the expression of the other, leading to a specific phenotype. One such example is seen in mice coat color, where a mouse that is homozygous recessive (cc) for the C gene will be albino, regardless of the A gene's alleles, making the C gene epistatic to the A gene.

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