A condition in which a single mutant gene affects more than one distinct characteristic of an individual is referred to as Pleiotropy.
What is Pleiotropy?
- Pleiotropy occurs when one gene influences two or more seemingly unrelated phenotypic traits.
- Such a gene that exhibits multiple phenotypic expressions is called a Pleiotropic gene.
- Pleiotropy can arise from several distinct but potentially overlapping mechanisms, such as gene pleiotropy, developmental pleiotropy, and selectional pleiotropy.
- An example of pleiotropy is phenylketonuria.
- So, when a single trait mutant gene controls more than one trait it is called Pleiotropy and it can cause the various syndrome.
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