If an Individual Allele Has More Than One Effect on the Phenotype

question 22

Multiple Choice

If an individual allele has more than one effect on the phenotype, this is called

• A)pleiotropy.
• B)epistasis.
• C)blending inheritance.
• D)multiple alleles.

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