Principle of Inheritance and VariationHard
Question
When a single gen influences more than one traits it is called
Options
A.pleiotropy
B.epistasis
C.pseudodminance
D.None of these
Solution
Pleiotropy is the condition in which a single gene influences more than one traits, eg, gene for single cell produces anaemia as well as resistance to malaria.
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