6 Questions
What is the primary characteristic of polygenic inheritance?
Multiple genes have an additive or similar effect on a single quantitative trait
What is the effect of each allele in polygenic inheritance?
Cumulative or additive
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of polygenic inheritance?
Epistasis is involved, resulting in masking of the expression of an allele at a different locus
What is the number of genes responsible for the phenotype of height?
Around 400 genes
What is the number of major eye colour genes in humans?
Two
What type of inheritance is skin pigmentation an example of?
Polygenic inheritance
Test your knowledge of polygenic inheritance, a type of quantitative inheritance where multiple genes have an additive effect on a single trait. Learn about the characteristics of polygenes and how they impact phenotypes. Assess your understanding of this key concept in genetics.
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