👉 Pleiotropism is a concept in biology that refers to the ability of an organism to exhibit multiple traits or characteristics, which are not all caused by one gene. It occurs when an organism has two or more alleles for a particular trait, and these alleles have different functions within the organism. For example, if an organism has two copies of a certain gene, it could produce two genetically different individuals with identical traits (e.g., green and brown). This is because each individual has one copy
