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What is meant by polygenic trait?
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Answer
A polygenic trait is one whose phenotype is influenced by more than one gene. Traits that display a continuous distribution, such as height or skin colour, are polygenic. Many polygenic traits are also influenced by the environment and are called multi-factorial.
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