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What is Pleiotropy?

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In Drosophila, gene for white eye mutation is also responsible for de-pigmentation of body parts. Thus a gene that controls several phenotypes is called as

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Oncogene

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Epistatic gene

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Hypostatic gene

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Pleiotropic gene

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Sex-linked gene

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The correct option is E Pleiotropic gene
White eye mutation in Drosophila result in depigmentation in many other parts of the body. This is an example for pleiotropic effect. It is caused by pleiotropic genes. When one gene has multiple effects it is called as pleiotropic gene.

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