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When a single gene influences more then one trait it is called

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pleiotropy

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epistasis

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pseudodominance

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None of these

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Pleiotropy is the condition in which a single gene influences more than one traits, e.g. gene for single cell produces anaemia as well as resistance to malaria.
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