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Which of these hypothetical scenarios are examples of pleiotropy?

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SVETLANKA909090 [29]3 years ago

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Answer:

The correct answers are A and B.

Explanation:

Pleiotropy is defined as "when a single gene affects two or more phenotypic characteristic of an organism.". Phenotypic refers to the traits that can be physically observed or measured in an organism, for example height, hair color etc. So the examples of pleiotropy in the given options are in A and B which describe situations where one gene affects two or more phenotypic traits.

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