When one gene controls two or more different characters simultaneously, the phenomenon is called
When one gene controls two or more different characters simultaneously, the phenomenon is called
(a) apomixis (b) pleiotropy (c) polyploidy (d) polyteny
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(c) • Polyploidy occurs in cells and organisms when there are more than two paired (homologous) set of chromosome founds which controls more than one characters simultaneously.
• Apomixis is the process of asexual reproduction in which the embryo grow from egg cells without being fertilized.
• Pleiotropy occurs when a single gene influences multiple phenotypic traits.
• Polytene is a giant chromosomes found in some two-winged flies.
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