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The shape and starch synthesis in pea seeds is controlled by one gene. Which among the following statements is/are correct for heterozygotes?

(i) Round seeds are due to the law of dominance while the size of the starch grain is due to the law of incomplete dominance.

(ii) Round seeds are due to the law of incomplete dominance while the size of the starch grain is due to the law of dominance.

(iii) Dominance is not an autonomous feature of a gene or the product that it has information for.

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