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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: PRINCIPLE OF INHERITANCE AND VARIATION

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Genes exibiting multiple effects are known as

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Correct option: B

Pleiotropic genes

Option B (Pleiotropic genes) is correct because pleiotropic genes are defined as genes that have multiple effects on an organism's phenotype.

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