Class 12 Biology Principles of Inheritance and Variation Pleiotropy

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In an organism,mutation in a single gene exhibits multiple phenotypic expressions. Identify the underlying genetic mechanism in the above instance.

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Multiple allelism
B
Pleiotropy
C
Incomplete dominance
D
Polygenic inheritance

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