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Inheritance of skin colour in humans in an example of:
Inheritance of skin colour in humans in an example of:
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The correct option is B Polygenic inheritance
Polygenic Inheritance: Human skin colour is a good example of polygenic (multiple gene) inheritance. A genotype with all "dominant" capital genes (AABBCC) has the maximum amount of melanin and very dark skin. A genotype with all "recessive" small case genes (aabbcc) has the lowest amount of melanin and very light skin.
Polygenic Inheritance: Human skin colour is a good example of polygenic (multiple gene) inheritance. A genotype with all "dominant" capital genes (AABBCC) has the maximum amount of melanin and very dark skin. A genotype with all "recessive" small case genes (aabbcc) has the lowest amount of melanin and very light skin.
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