Multiple choice

What is Pleiotrophy?

  1. 2 Gene controls multiple phenotypes

  2. 1 gene controls multiple phenotypes

  3. no genes controls multiple phenotypes

  4. multiple genes control 1 gene

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Pleiotropy describes how a single gene can affect multiple, seemingly unrelated phenotypic traits. This is common with genes involved in fundamental biological processes.