Although More Than 50 Genes Contribute to the Level of HDL

question 117

Multiple Choice

Although more than 50 genes contribute to the level of HDL (high-density lipoproteins) , LDL (low-density lipoproteins) , or triglycerides, it has also been shown that a single gene within this population of genes can affect two or three of these types of molecules. This single gene with its multiple effects is said to show:

• A)pleiotropy.
• B)unitropy.
• C)trisomy.
• D)zygotropy.
• E)epidomy.

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