what is the meaning of pleiotropy?
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Pleiotropy occurs when a single gene influences multiple phenotypic traits. Consequently, a new mutation in the gene will have an effect on all traits simultaneously. This can become a problem when selection on one trait favours one specific mutant, while the selection at the other trait favours another mutant.
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me, yahoo, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiotropy
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