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The variety of skin color in humans comes about partly because more than 4 different genes control this trait.  This is an example of _______.

  1. Codominance
  2. Incomplete dominance
  3. Multiple alleles
  4. Polygenic traits

hintHint:

Polygenic

The correct answer is: Polygenic traits


    • More than 4 different genes controlling a trait is an example of polygenic inheritance.
    • Where different genes have additive or similar effect on a single trait.

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