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How is pleiotropy different from polygenic inheritance?(a) A single gene can exhibit multiple expressions(b) A single gene exhibits only a single expression(c) Two genes exhibit a single character(d) Multiple genes control a single characterThe question was asked in an interview.I'd like to ask this question from Inheritance Principles topic in portion Principles of Inheritance and Variation of Biology – Class 12

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The correct answer is (a) A single gene can exhibit multiple expressions

To explain I WOULD say: Pleiotropy is different from polygenic INHERITANCE due to the FACT that a single gene can exhibit multiple phenotypic expressions whereas in polygenic inheritance multiple GENES control a single CHARACTER.



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