Principles of Inheritance and Variation Question 146

146. A pleiotropic gene:

[2015 RS]

(a) is a gene evolved during Pliocene.

(b) controls a trait only in combination with another gene

(c) controls multiple traits in an individual.

(d) is expressed only in primitive plants

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Answer : c

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(c) A pleiotropic gene regulates multiple traits (characteristics) in an individual.