Which of the Following Describes the Ability of a Single

Question

Which of the following describes the ability of a single gene to have multiple phenotypic effects?
A)incomplete dominance
B)multiple alleles
C)pleiotropy
D)epistasis
E)dominance

Accepted Answer

Pleiotropy is the ability of a single gene to affect multiple phenotypic traits. For example, the gene responsible for sickle- cell disease not only affects the shape of red blood cells, but also has other effects such as increased resistance to malaria.