Epistasis is
A) the phenotype when one gene controls the expression of another gene.
B) an individual with two identical alleles for the same trait.
C) modification of the activity of genes that is independent of the genotype.
D) the interaction between non-allelic genes so that one masks the expression of the other.
E) the allelic make up of an individual.

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Epistasis refers to the interaction between non-allelic genes where one gene masks or modifies the expression of another gene.

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