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Question:

Phenylketonuria is a good example that explains Pleiotropy. Justify.

Solution:

Pleiotropy is the phenomenon in which the single gene has multiple effects on a phenotype. The common example of pleiotropy is phenylketonuria. There is a single gene which can control the various chemical reactions involved in the metabolism of phenylalanine. Mutation in the gene can result in phenylketonuria (PKU).