Why Might Traits Such as Skin Color Be Fairly Consistent

question 35

Multiple Choice

Why might traits such as skin color be fairly consistent within a racial group, but alleles for skin color aren't consistent?

• A) There's no relationship between alleles and skin color.
• B) Skin color is influenced by many genes, so several different gene pools can produce the same skin color.
• C) Only one gene is important in skin color, and when analysis is limited to that gene, there's clear evidence of a long separation of groups.
• D) Few allele variations between groups are just what you would expect if races were genealogical species.

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