Question

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According to Mendel, one gene controls the expression of one character only. The ability of a gene to have multiple phenotypic effects because it influences a number of characters are an exception. The gene has multiple phenotypic effects because its ability to control two or more characters can be seen in cotton. In cotton, a gene for the lint also influences the height of the plant, size of the ball, number of ovules, and viability of seeds.

Genes with multiple phenotypic effects are known as ______ 

Options

• hydrostatic genes

• duplicate genes

• pleiotropic genes

• complementary genes.

Answer 1

Genes with multiple phenotypic effects are known as pleiotropic genes.