Suppose that in corn some alleles result in higher yield, but only in the heterozygous state (Aa has higher yield than either AA or aa).If different homozygous strains of corn each have different deleterious alleles, hybrids will likely to exhibit _______, as explained by the _______ hypothesis.
A) epistasis; dominance
B) epistasis; overdominance
C) heterosis; dominance
D) heterosis; overdominance
E) codominance; dominance

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The Answer of Suppose that in corn some alleles result in higher yield, but only in the heterozygous state (Aa has higher yield than either AA or aa).If different homozygous strains of corn each have different deleterious alleles, hybrids will likely to exhibit _______, as explained by the _______ hypothesis.
A) epistasis; dominance
B) epistasis; overdominance
C) heterosis; dominance
D) heterosis; overdominance
E) codominance; dominance

Suppose That in Corn Some Alleles Result in Higher Yield