When the Expression of a Trait Is Influenced by the Action

question 93

Multiple Choice

When the expression of a trait is influenced by the action of many genes, the pattern of inheritance is called

• A) incomplete dominance.
• B) multiple alleles.
• C) polygenic inheritance.
• D) discontinuous variation.
• E) complete dominance.

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Definitions:

Regression Coefficients

Quantitative measures that represent the relationship between a predictor variable and the response variable in a regression model.

Confidence Intervals

A range of values used to estimate the true value of a population parameter with a given level of confidence.

Multicollinearity

A statistical phenomenon in which several independent variables in a regression model are highly correlated, potentially distorting the results and interpretations.

Independent Variables

Independent variables are variables in a study or experiment that are manipulated or categorized to observe their effect on dependent variables, without being affected by other variables in the study.