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what is pleiotropy and what is its examples some ​

Answer 1

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Pleiotropy occurs when one gene will code and control the phenotype or expression of several different and unrelated traits. Pleiotropy is most often a bad thing, as many diseases are due to a gene controlling so many traits at once. For example, phenylketonuria is a disease caused bypleiotropy.

Answer 2

An example of pleiotropy is phenylketonuria, an inherited disorder that affects the level of phenylalanine in the human body. Phenylalanine is an amino acid that can be obtained from food. ... Other examples of pleiotropy are albinism, sickle cell anemia, and certain forms of autism and schizophrenia.