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Fossil Lucy belonged to...

Fossil Lucy belonged to

A

Ramapithecous

B

Australopithecus

C

Dryopithecus

D

Aegyptopithecus.

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B
Pleiotropy. (i) Vestigial gene in Drosophila decreases the size of wings, and modifies halters, number of eff strings and direction of certain bristles. (ii) In human being a pleiotropic gene causes Marfan's syndrome with slender body, elongation of limbs, hypermobility of joints, dislocation of lens and susceptibility of heart deeases.
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