In Polygenic Inheritance

question 13

Multiple Choice

In polygenic inheritance,

• A) phenotypic characteristics are always controlled by genes on a single chromosome.
• B) phenotypic characteristics are determined by interactions among several genes.
• C) phenotypic characteristics are determined by the genes on the Y chromosome.
• D) phenotypic characteristics are determined by a single pair of alleles.
• E) phenotypic characteristics are determined by the action of a single gene.

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