Traits That Are Controlled by Several Sets or Pairs of Alleles

question 4

Multiple Choice

Traits that are controlled by several sets or pairs of alleles, such as skin color and height in humans, are the result of what form of inheritance?

• A) polygenic
• B) incomplete dominance
• C) multiple allele systems
• D) simple Mendelian inheritance
• E) codominance

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