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3. Pleiotropy (or pliotropy) is the phenomenon in which a single gene conditions several different phenotypical traits. Some phenotypical traits may be sensitive to the pleiotropic effects (for example, inhibition) of other genes, even when conditioned by a pair of alleles in simple dominance.A mixture of pleiotropy and gene interaction is characteristic of these cases.1  Non-Mendelian Inheritance-Image Diversity: pleiotropy.ome phenotypical traits may be sensitive to the pleiotropic effects (for example, inhibition) of other genes, even when conditioned by a pair of alleles in simple dominance. A mixture of pleiotropy and gene interaction is characteristic of these cases. 1  Non-Mendelian Inheritance-Image Diversity: pleiotropy.
Pleiotropy should not be confused with polygenic traits, in which multiple genes converge to result in a single phenotype. In some instances of pleiotropy, the influence of the single gene may be direct. For example, if a mouse is born blind due to any number of single-gene traits (Chang et al., 2002), it is not surprising that this mouse would also do poorly in visual learning tasks.leiotropy should not be confused with polygenic traits, in which multiple genes converge to result in a single phenotype. In some instances of pleiotropy, the influence of the single gene may be direct. For example, if a mouse is born blind due to any number of single-gene traits (Chang et al.