MCQ
Which of the following is associated with multiple phenotypes?
- AEpistasis
- ✓Pleiotropy
- CPolygenic inheritance
- DMutation
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
Pleiotropy
Pleiotropy occurs when one gene influences multiple, seemingly unrelated phenotypic traits, an example being phenylketonuria, which is a human disease that affects multiple systems but is caused by one gene defect.
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