Question

what is pleotropism explain

Answer 1

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• Pleiotropism is the condition in which a single gene controls more than one phenotypic effect, that is completely unrelated. E.g.: Phenylketonuria. It is an autosomal recessive disorder affecting chromosome number 12.

Answer 2

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Defination- Pleiotropism is defined as when one gene influences multiple, unrelated phenotypic traits

• Pleiotropy describes the genetic effect of a single gene on multiple phenotypic traits

• Mutation in a pleiotropic gene may have an effect on some or all traits