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.

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding genes with multiple phenotypic effects?

Options

• It is not essential that all the traits are equally influenced.

• Occasionally a number of related changes are caused by a gene.

• It occurs due to the effect of the gene on two or more inter-related metabolic pathways.

• None of these

Answer 1

None of these