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klemol [59]
3 years ago
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Around 40% of cats with white fur and blue eyes are deaf. The gene responsible is pleiotropic. What does this mean?

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enyata [817]3 years ago
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When the gene is considered pleiotropic, this means that a single gene controls or influences multiple and possibly unrelated phenotypic traits. Phenotypic traits are characteristics of an organism that is can be easily observed. Such as size, color, shape and behavior. 
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