Flowers of the snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus, carrying various alleles at the pallida locus were examined for anthocyanin intensity. All the alleles were found to exert an effect in all combinations, with varying degrees of dominance.
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Gilbert, R.I., Richards, D.B. Dominance relationships between alleles at the pallida locus in Antirrhinum majus . Genetica 46, 211–215 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00121037
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