Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 110

Question: Which of the following is associated with multiple phenotypes [CPMT 1999;AIIMS 2000; JIPMER 2001; AFMC 2001]

Options:

A) Epistasis

B) Pleiotropy

C) Polygenic inheritance

D) Mutation

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Responsibility of a single gene for more than one phenotypic effect, often seemingly unrelated is known as pleiotropy.