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Are Human traits like eye color and height inherited by polygenic traits?
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Human eye color is an inherited polygenic trait because it is controlled by more than one gene. Various eye color includes blue, green, amber, hazel, brown, and violet.
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A trait determined by a combined effect of more than one gene?
Some traits are determined by the combined effect of more than one pair of genes also called polygenic, or continuous, traits. An exampleis human stature. The size of all of the body parts from head to foot determines the height of an individual. The sizes of all of these body parts are, in turn, determined by numerous genes. Human skin, hair, and eye color are also polygenic traits because they are influenced by more than one allele at different loci.
What is one difference between a single gene trait and a polygenic trait?
Multiple alleles are "the existence of more than two alleles (versions of the gene) for a genetic traits. Polygenic traits are "[characteristics of organisms that are] influenced by several genes." So multiple alleles are more than two alleles for one trait, and polygenic traits are one trait that is influenced by mulitple genes. This information came from my biology textbook, "Biology: Principles and Explorations" by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
When a trait has more than two alleles how is the trait inherited?
When more than two alleles are involved in the inheritance of a trait, it is called polygenic inheritance. Many quantitative characters have polygenic inheritance. Inheritance of blood groups is an example of polygenic inheritance in human being.When more than two alleles are involved in the inheritance of a trait, it is called polygenic inheritance. Many quantitative characters have polygenic inheritance. Inheritance of blood groups is an example of polygenic inheritance in human being.
How does polygenic inheritance differ from Mendelian inheritance?
polygenic inheritance is when more than one genes are responsible for a character/phenotype. for example human skin color. if one want to draw a pedigree for that, he will not be able to succeed. although individual genes at molecular level is inherited according to mendel's laws. and mendelian inheritance simply follows mendels laws. also the character is controlled by one gene only. for example pea plant height.
What can polygenic inheritance can explain?
Polygenic inheritance is a reason for some of the variety in human appearance. Eye color, hair color and skin color are all polygenic traits. That is why there are dozens of possible eye colors instead or just two or three. The mixing of alleles from multiple genes increases the number of possible phenotypes.
Many human traits such as eye color and height are controlled by?
Polygenic Inheritance
What ar human traits controlled by?
polygenic inheritance
Variation of human skin color is an example of?
polygenic traits
A trait determined by a combined effect of more than one gene?
Some traits are determined by the combined effect of more than one pair of genes also called polygenic, or continuous, traits. An exampleis human stature. The size of all of the body parts from head to foot determines the height of an individual. The sizes of all of these body parts are, in turn, determined by numerous genes. Human skin, hair, and eye color are also polygenic traits because they are influenced by more than one allele at different loci.
What are the inherited traits of a human?
eye color
Why is human height an expection to mendels principles of heredity?
Human height is governed by polygenic inheritance, which means that more than one gene determines a person's height.
Proof of different traits are independently inherited?
The best example and proof is height and skin colour of human beings i.e. the trait of height does not depend on the skin colour and both act differently allthough there are some traits which show interdependence.
What is one difference between a single gene trait and a polygenic trait?
Multiple alleles are "the existence of more than two alleles (versions of the gene) for a genetic traits. Polygenic traits are "[characteristics of organisms that are] influenced by several genes." So multiple alleles are more than two alleles for one trait, and polygenic traits are one trait that is influenced by mulitple genes. This information came from my biology textbook, "Biology: Principles and Explorations" by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
When a trait has more than two alleles how is the trait inherited?
When more than two alleles are involved in the inheritance of a trait, it is called polygenic inheritance. Many quantitative characters have polygenic inheritance. Inheritance of blood groups is an example of polygenic inheritance in human being.When more than two alleles are involved in the inheritance of a trait, it is called polygenic inheritance. Many quantitative characters have polygenic inheritance. Inheritance of blood groups is an example of polygenic inheritance in human being.
Some human inherited traits are transmitted by Blood cells Bone cells Sperm cells Liver cells?
Some human inherited traits are transmitted or passes from parent to offspring by sperm cells.
How does polygenic inheritance differ from Mendelian inheritance?
polygenic inheritance is when more than one genes are responsible for a character/phenotype. for example human skin color. if one want to draw a pedigree for that, he will not be able to succeed. although individual genes at molecular level is inherited according to mendel's laws. and mendelian inheritance simply follows mendels laws. also the character is controlled by one gene only. for example pea plant height.
What does human height mean when it comes to polygenic trait?
Trait is controlled by more than one pair of genes.
