Phenylketonuria is an example of : A. Polygenic inheritance B. Pleiotropy C. Multiple allelism D. Co-dominance

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Option B Phenylketonuria (PKU) is one of the most well-known examples of pleiotropy in humans. A lack of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase, which is required to convert the essential amino acid phenylalanine to tyrosine, causes this condition

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