Inheritance of skin colour in human beings is an example of: - Vidyadip

MCQ

Inheritance of skin colour in human beings is an example of:

A
Complementary gene
B
Monogenic inheritance
C
Polygenic inheritance
D
Mendelian inheritance

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Answer

Polygenic inheritance

Explanation:

Polygenic inheritance occurs when one characteristic is controlled by two or more genes.

Often the genes are large in quantity but small in effect. Examples of human polygenic inheritance are height, skin color, eye color and weight.

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