The best example for pleiotropy is:
The best example for pleiotropy is:
- Skin colour
- Phenylketonuria
- Colour blindness
- Blood group
Solution
In pleiotropy, a single gene product may produce more than one effect or control several phenotypes depending on its position. The basis of pleiotropy is the interrelationship between the metabolic pathways that may contribute towards different phenotypes.
Example: Phenylketonuria, sickle-cell anemia, etc.
Asked in: NEET 2020 (Phase 2)
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