In Polygenic Inheritance

question 31

Multiple Choice

In polygenic inheritance,

• A) all individuals in the population are initially heterozygous for a particular trait.
• B) the environment has no influence in phenotype expression.
• C) the genotype makeup of individuals in a population is the only factor influencing phenotypes.
• D) multiple alleles and genes contribute to a phenotype.
• E) all traits are expressed as incomplete dominance.

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