Hypostatic_gene

Hypostatic gene

Hypostatic gene

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A hypostatic gene is one whose phenotype is altered by the expression of an allele at a separate locus, in an epistasis event.[1]

Example: In labrador retrievers, the chocolate coat colour is a result of homozygosity for a gene that is epistatic to the "black vs. brown" gene. The alleles determining whether the dog is black or brown, are that of the hypostatic gene in this event.

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References

  1. [1]
    Rieger, R.; Michaelis, A.; Green, M.M. (1968), A glossary of genetics and cytogenetics: Classical and molecular, New York: Springer-Verlag, ISBN 9780387076683

Further reading

Hartwell, Leland; L. Hood; M. Goldberg; A. Reynolds; L. Silver; R. Veres (2004). Genetics: From Genes to Genomes. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. pp. 56–57. ISBN 0-07-246248-5.
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