KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 4. Principles of Inheritance and Variation
The gene disorder phenylketonuria is an example for
- A Polygenic inheritance
- B Pleiotropy
- C Multiple allelism
- D Multiple factor
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(B) Pleiotropy
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(B) Pleiotropy,
The gene disorder phenylketonuria is an example for pleiotropy.
The gene disorder phenylketonuria is an example for pleiotropy.
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