Assume that a dihybrid F2 ratio, resulting from epistasis, was 15:1. If a double heterozygote was crossed with the fully recessive type, what phenotypic ratio is expected among the offspring?

A) 1:3 B) 3:1 C) 5:7 D) 1:2 E) 1:1


Answer: B

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