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Which of the following is an example of polygenic inheritance?

Correct Answer: Skin pigmentation in humans

Explanation:

Polygenic inheritance involves the determination of a particular phenotypic characteristic by many genes, called polygenes(group of genes influencing a quantitative characteristic), each having a small effect individually.


Height and skin colour in humans are examples of Polygenic characters.


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