A gene that controls seed coat color in peas also determines the susceptibility of these peas to a particular disease. This situation is referred to as
A) variegation.
B) polygenic inheritance.
C) codominance.
D) pleiotropy.
E) incomplete dominance.

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Pleiotropy occurs when one gene influences multiple, seemingly unrelated phenotypic traits, such as a gene affecting both seed coat color and disease susceptibility in peas.

A Gene That Controls Seed Coat Color in Peas Also