When an Individual of African Descent Marries and Has Children

question 21

Multiple Choice

When an individual of African descent marries and has children with an individual of European descent,their children often have a mid-shade of skin color,but they could also have a light shade or a dark shade.This can best be described as

• A)X-linked inheritance.
• B)polygenic inheritance.
• C)pleiotropic inheritance.
• D)the dominance of the gene for dark skin tone.

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