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The phenomenon of pleiotropism refers to

Option: 1

presence of several alleles of a single gene controlling a single crossover.


Option: 2

presence of two alleles, each of the two genes controlling a single trait.


Option: 3

a single gene affecting multiple phenotypic expression


Option: 4

more than two genes affecting a single character.


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Pleiotropy refers to a phenomenon in which a single gene can manifest multiple phenotypic expressions. In most cases, this occurs due to the gene's impact on various metabolic pathways that contribute to different observable traits.

Option 3 is the correct answer

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