When one gene causes multiple effects,it is called ________.

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Pleiotropy occurs when one gene influences multiple phenotypic traits. This can happen because the gene product (often a protein) plays a role in multiple cellular processes or because the gene is involved in a signaling pathway that affects multiple downstream targets. Incomplete dominance, multiple alleles, and codominance refer to different patterns of inheritance where one gene can influence multiple traits in different ways.

When One Gene Causes Multiple Effects,it Is Called ________