Everyone Has Genes for Eye Color, but Variations in the Coding

question 14

Multiple Choice

Everyone has genes for eye color, but variations in the coding sequence of these genes allow for a variety of eye colors in a population. The term to best describe this variation in coding sequences is ____.

• A) independent assortment
• B) allelic segregation
• C) heritability
• D) polymorphism

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