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Explain the difference between a polygenic character and a complex character?
the difference is that a polygenic character is is influenced by several genes and they show many variation, complex characters are influences strongly the environment and genes.
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.
What is trait called when it is controlled by more than one gene?
Polygenic Traits
What type two or more genes control a trait?
Polygenic trait
How genes affect characteristics?
It is a polygenic character
Is breast cancer codominant or polygenic?
POLYGENIC!
Traits controlled by two or more genes are called what?
Polygenic Traits.
Traits that are shaped by many genes are called what?
Traits that are produced by the interaction of several genes are called polygenic traits. Examples of polygenic traits are height and skin color.
How is pleiotropy different from polygenic inheritance?
Differencebetween polygenic and pleiotropic traits
Are polygenic genes dominant genes?
Polygenic genes are usually dominant genes.
True or false height is not a polygenic trait?
false, height is a polygenic trait
What controls a polygenic trait?
two or more genes
