In Polygenic Inheritance, Phenotypic Characters Are

question 83

Multiple Choice

In polygenic inheritance, phenotypic characters are

• A) determined by a double pair of alleles.
• B) determined by interactions among several genes.
• C) determined by multiple copies of a single gene.
• D) always controlled by genes on the same chromosome.
• E) determined by the genes on the Y chromosome.

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