👉 Heterophyly is a biological phenomenon where two or more genes are linked to a single protein, known as a gene cluster. In other words, there is only one gene that contains both the coding sequence for the gene and the regulatory region of the gene. This means that if you have two copies of this gene, each one will contain the same genetic information but in different forms. Heterophyly can occur in many different contexts, including in humans, animals, plants, and
