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One mole contains 6.022 × 10²³ particles — if a mole of seconds passed, it'd be 19 quadrillion years.
Did you know?
One mole contains 6.022 × 10²³ particles — if a mole of seconds passed, it'd be 19 quadrillion years.
To solve this problem, we need to understand the genetic interaction responsible for fruit color in squash.Fruit color in squash is an example of epistasis, specifically dominant epistasis.In dominant epistasis, one dominant allele of a gene masks the expression of alleles of another gene.In squash, the presence of a dominant allele (W) inhibits the expression of another gene responsible for color.The genotype W\_ (where \_ can be any allele) results in white fruit, regardless of the alleles present at the second locus.Only when the genotype is ww, the second gene can express its color, leading to yellow or green fruit depending on the alleles present at the second locus.Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2: Dominant epistasis.
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