NEET Biology question

BiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationNEET

Genes exhibiting multiple effects are known as

Answer: (B)

Solution

A gene that produces more than one, often unrelated, phenotypic effect (e.g. the sickle-cell allele affecting both red blood cell shape and multiple organ systems) is called a pleiotropic gene, matching option (b); complementary

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