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1. Introduction to Genetics51m
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance2h 41m
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure56m
8. DNA Replication1h 10m
9. Mitosis and Meiosis1h 34m
10. Transcription1h 0m
11. Translation58m
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes1h 19m
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes44m
14. Genetic Control of Development44m
15. Genomes and Genomics1h 50m
16. Transposable Elements47m
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination1h 6m
18. Molecular Genetic Tools19m
- Genetic Cloning
  9m
- Methods for Analyzing DNA
  9m
19. Cancer Genetics29m
- Overview of Cancer
  21m
- Cancer Mutations
  7m
20. Quantitative Genetics1h 26m
21. Population Genetics50m
- Hardy Weinberg
  19m
- Allelic Frequency Changes
  31m
22. Evolutionary Genetics29m

3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance

Pleiotropy

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3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance

Pleiotropy

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Multiple Choice

What is the term for a gene mutation that leads to a myriad of disparate effects?

Polygeny

Codominance

Pleiotropy

Epistasis

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Understand the definitions of each term provided in the options to distinguish which one relates to a gene mutation causing multiple different effects.

Polygeny refers to a single trait being influenced by multiple genes, not a single gene causing multiple effects.

Codominance describes a situation where two different alleles are both fully expressed in the phenotype, not related to multiple effects from one gene.

Epistasis involves one gene affecting the expression of another gene, which is different from one gene causing many effects.

Pleiotropy is the correct term for a single gene mutation that leads to multiple, seemingly unrelated phenotypic effects, making it the best choice for this question.