Define / Explain: Complementary Gene.

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(N/A) Complementary genes are two pairs of non-allelic dominant genes that interact to produce a single phenotypic trait. However,neither gene can produce the trait on its own; the presence of both dominant genes is required for the expression of the phenotype.

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