NEET Biology question

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

(A)Skin colour in humansCorrect
(B)Flower colour in *Mirabilis jalapa*
(C)Production of male honey bee
(D)Pod shape in garden pea

Answer: (A)

Solution

Human skin colour is a classic example of polygenic inheritance, with multiple gene pairs (conventionally modelled as A/a, B/b, C/c) each contributing additively to the degree of pigmentation, producing a continuous range of phenotypes. Flower colour in *Mirabilis

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