In sweet pea, gene c is responsible for color production and gene p is responsible for the purple color pigment. both of them are located on two different loci on different chromosomes. the flowers will be purple only when the plant has the genotypes as c_p_. no color will be produced with genotypes: ccpp, ccpp, ccpp, ccpp. thus, gene c controls the expression of gene p. what pattern of inheritance is exhibited here?

Epistasis is exhibited by this sweet pea plant.

Explanation:

When one gene modifies or masks the phenotype of a second gene is called epistasis. The term epistatic is used to describes the relation between 2 genes in epistasis.

Epistasis consists of the effect that one gene expression depends on the presence of the other genes. Same with the sweet pea plant mentioned here, in which gene P is dependent on gene C.

Thus, the epistasis type of inheritance pattern exhibhited by this sweet pea.

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