Polygenic Traits

Which of the following is an example of polygenic inheritance?

• Blood type

• Flower color in snapdragons

• Human skin color

• Pea plant height

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An example of polygenic inheritance is...

• Skin Color

• hitch hikers thumb

• blood types

an example of polygenic inheritance is...

• height

• hitch hikers thumb

• blood types

A trait that can be hidden.

• recessive

• dominant
  trait

• dominant

What type of inheritance is determined by multiple genes located at different loci on different chromosomes and there can be a range of traits?

• Codominance

• Incomplete dominance

• Polygenic traits

What percentage of the female offspring will be a carrier for this recessive disease?

• 0%

• 50%

• 100%

• 25%

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What type of inheritance is determined by multiple genes and there can be a range of traits?

• Codominance

• Incomplete dominance

• Polygenic traits

• Multiple Alleles

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Which of the following traits is an example of polygenic inheritance?

• Eye color in humans

• Blood type in humans

• Flower color in pea plants

• Tongue rolling ability

Polygenic traits are influenced by:

• A single gene

• Multiple genes

• Environmental factors only

• A single chromosome

Which of the following best describes polygenic traits?

• Traits controlled by one gene with multiple alleles

• Traits controlled by multiple genes

• Traits that are not influenced by genes

• Traits that are only influenced by environmental factors