Although More Than 50 Genes Contribute to the Level of HDL

Multiple Choice

Although more than 50 genes contribute to the level of HDL (high-density lipoproteins) , LDL (low-density lipoproteins) , or triglycerides, it has also been shown that a single gene within this population of genes can affect two or three of these types of molecules. This single gene with its multiple effects is said to show:

A) pleiotropy.
B) unitropy.
C) trisomy.
D) zygotropy.
E) epidomy.