Seven types of pleiotropy

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1998 English Publisher:EHU PressJournal:The International Journal of Developmental Biology, volume 42, pages 501-505 (issn: 0214-6282, eissn: 1696-3547,

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Authors: J, Hodgkin;

doi: 10.1387/ijdb.9654038

pmid: 9654038

Seven types of pleiotropy

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Abstract

Pleiotropy, a situation in which a single gene influences multiple phenotypic traits, can arise in a variety of ways. This paper discusses possible underlying mechanisms and proposes a classification of the various phenomena involved.

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Medical Research Council
United Kingdom
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
United Kingdom

Keywords

Phenotype, Genes, Models, Genetic, Animals, Genetic Variation, Developmental Biology

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