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Two or more independent genes present on...

Two or more independent genes present on different chromosomes which determine nearly same phenotype are called

A

Supplementary genes

B

Complementary genes

C

Duplicate genes

D

None of these

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C
The two pair of factors which have identical effect is known as duplicate factors. Characters showing duplicate factor or gene action are governed by two dominant factors. These factors produce the same phenotype when they are alone or in pairs. The ratio of duplicate factors is 15 : 1.
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