NEETBiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationMCQ+4 / −1
Which of the following is the example of
pleiotropy ?
- AThalassemea
- BHaemophilia
- CSickle cell anaemia
- DColour blindness
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Correct answer: C
Pleiotropic gene is such a gene which has a wider effect on phenotype i.e., it controls several phenotypic traits. Sickle cell anaemia is considered to be caused by one such pleiotropic gene. It is caused due to mutation in -globin gene of haemoglobin.
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