The interaction of two genes to produce a phenotype was first described by ________.
A) Morgan and Bridges
B) Mendel
C) Darwin
D) Bateson and Punnett
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question

The interaction of two genes to produce a phenotype was first described by ________.
A) Morgan and Bridges
B) Mendel
C) Darwin
D) Bateson and Punnett
E) None of these choices are correct.

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The interaction of two genes to produce a phenotype was first described by William Bateson and Reginald Punnett, who performed experiments on sweet pea plants in the early 1900s. They coined the term "epistasis" to describe the phenomenon where one gene can mask the effects of another gene.

The Interaction of Two Genes to Produce a Phenotype Was