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if an individual allele has more than one effect on the phenotype, this…

Question

if an individual allele has more than one effect on the phenotype, this is called
multiple choice
polygenic inheritance.
epistasis.
blending inheritance.
multiple alleles.
pleiotropy.

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

The question describes a single allele affecting multiple phenotypes, which is the definition of pleiotropy. Polygenic inheritance involves multiple genes affecting one trait; epistasis is gene interaction; blending inheritance is outdated (traits mix); multiple alleles are multiple variants of a gene.

Answer:

pleiotropy