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Principles of Inheritance and Variation — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation1 Mark
MCQ
Occasionally, a single gene may express more than one effect. The phenomenon is called:
  • A
    Multiple allelism.
  • B
    Mosaicism.
  • ✓
    Pleiotropy.
  • D
    Polygeny.
✓

Answer

Correct option: C.
Pleiotropy.
Occasionally, a single gene may express more than one effect. The phenomenon is called pleiotropy.

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