Pleiotropy occurs when one gene influences multiple, seemingly unrelated phenotypic traits. A single gene is responsible for pigmentation and hearing.
The increased temperature melts glaciers, ice caps etc. and thus increases the sea levels
The structure of the lipid bilayer allows small, uncharged substances such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, and hydrophobic molecules such as lipids, to pass through the cell membrane, down their concentration gradient, by simple diffusion.
Answer:
evolution
Explanation:
For example, scientists believe that monkeys have evolved to become humans.
This clearly has happened over many millions of years.
Monkeys look really different from humans (don't you think!?).
This was just a random example that came to my head.
Hope this helps.
-Gumina