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The best example of pleiotrpy is

ASkin colour

BPhenylketonuriya

CColour blindness

DABO Blood group

Answer:

B. Phenylketonuriya

Read Explanation:

  • Phenylketonuria is an example of pleiotropy. It is a metabolic disorder, which occurs due to a defective gene for the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase. It causes multiple phenotypic expressions.


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താഴെ കൊടുത്തിരിക്കുന്ന അതിൽ ഏതാണ് റീകൊമ്പിനന്റ് ?

Choose the CORRECT sequential of the following terms and fill up the blanks.

(I) The ability of a gene to have multiple phenotypic effect is called.........

(II)......... are those non-allelic genes, which not only are able to produce their own effects independently when present on dominant state but can also interact to form a new trait.

(III)........are non-allelic genes which independently show a similar effect but produce a new trait when present together in dominant form.

(iv) The phenomenon where none of the contrasting factors (alleles) is dominant and the expression of the trait in Fi is intermediate expression of the two factors is .........

Some features of genes are mentioned below, Which option states the INCORRECT feature of genes?
ദ്വിസങ്കര പരീക്ഷണത്തിന് ശേഷം മെൻഡൽ അവതരിപ്പിച്ച പാരമ്പര്യ ശാസ്ത്ര നിയമം
മിറാബിലിസ് ചെടിയിൽ ......................... മൂലമാണ് ഇലയുടെ നിറം പാരമ്പര്യമായി ലഭിക്കുന്നത്.