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.