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In Drosophila gene for white eye mutatio...

In Drosophila gene for white eye mutation is also responfor depigmentation of body parts. Thus a gene that controls several phenotypes is called

A

Oncogene

B

Epistatic gene

C

Hyprostatic gene

D

Pleiotropic gene

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D
White eye mutation in drosphila, result in depigmentation in many other parts of the body giving a pleiotropic effect .
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