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Pleiotropy is a tough word, not going to lie. It really just means that one gene can control several different traits. Marfan syndrome is an example of a genetic disorder where the presence of one gene causes many different traits to appear. Some evidence suggests that President Abraham Lincoln could have had Marfan's, but the absolute best example (in my opinion) is Peter Mayhew (the original actor that played Chewbacca!) who was over 7 feet tall! What are some (list at least 3) of the phenotypic traits for an individual who has the Marfan genotype?

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a single genetic disorder that can produce several symptoms ... Marfan syndrome. Genetic heterogeneity is. when the same phenotype may result from the actions of different genes ... An example of a condition that exhibits genetic heterogeneity is ... Polygenic means. the traits are determined by more than one gene.

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