NEET Biology question

The gene, which controls many characters, is called

(A)Codominant gene
(B)Polygene
(C)Pleiotropic geneCorrect
(D)Multiple gene

Answer: (C)

Solution

A single gene that influences several, often seemingly unrelated, phenotypic characters simultaneously is called a pleiotropic gene, matching option (c); a polygene is the opposite concept — many

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