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Breathing, for one. Mindfulness is another. Respiration is the best example of this when it is considered to be a single trait.
There are many less complex instances, yet all are 'highly biochemically involved'.
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∙ 12y agoSkin color is a trait which is controlled by at least 7 different genes. That may not be surprising if you look at all the people with whom you come into contact. Some are very black, some very white, many in between. Those of African descent are variable in color, as are individuals from India, Mexico, and so on.
Of course, the exception, the gene for albinism is a single gene.
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∙ 15y agoThese are called polygenic traits, and include skin colour, weight and height.
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∙ 10y agoheight of humans
skin, eye, and hair color
hairline (straight or curly)
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∙ 14y agoHeight is a good example here. This trait is controlled by five to seven genes. This is called; polygenic control.
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What describes Mendelian traits?
Mendelian traits are:simple single traits controlled entirely by one genecaused by a gene with simple dominant and recessive allele formsA Mendelian trait would not involve more than one gene, nor would it involve genes with more than two allele forms.
What describes a mendelian?
Mendelian traits are:simple single traits controlled entirely by one genecaused by a gene with simple dominant and recessive allele formsA Mendelian trait would not involve more than one gene, nor would it involve genes with more than two allele forms.
How can mutation in a gene affect the traits that an organism has?
The gene will code for a different protein than it should.
The blood type trait which is controlled by more than two alleles for a given gene and therefore is called?
multiple alleles
What is the difference between alleles and multiple alleles?
Alleles refer to different versions of the same gene. So a single gene can have multiple alleles. For example in fruit flies there is a single gene that controls eye color, and the eye color of the fly depends on the alleles they have for that gene (since they have two copies of every gene, being diploid). A polygenic trait refers to any inheritable trait that is controlled by multiple genes, and each of these genes can have multiple alleles. For example, eye color in humans is a polygenic trait. There are at least three different genes, each with multiple alleles, that determine eye color in humans. Polygenic traits don't follow patterns of mendelian inheritance. So in summation the difference is multiple alleles refers to different versions of one gene and polygenic traits refers to a single trait which is controlled by multiple genes (each with multiple alleles) Yes, or: 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 multiple genes. This information came from my biology textbook, "Biology: Principles and Explorations" by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
What are traits called that are controlled by more than one gene?
They are called Polygenic Traits.
What is a trait called when it is controlled by more than on gene?
Polygenic Traits
What is a trait is called when it is controlled by more than one gene?
Polygenic Traits
What is trait called when it is controlled by more than one gene?
Polygenic Traits
What describes Mendelian traits?
Mendelian traits are:simple single traits controlled entirely by one genecaused by a gene with simple dominant and recessive allele formsA Mendelian trait would not involve more than one gene, nor would it involve genes with more than two allele forms.
Polygenic traits are controlled by no more than three alleles?
No, they are controlled by only two or more traits
What describes a mendelian?
Mendelian traits are:simple single traits controlled entirely by one genecaused by a gene with simple dominant and recessive allele formsA Mendelian trait would not involve more than one gene, nor would it involve genes with more than two allele forms.
What describes a Mendelian traits?
Mendelian traits are:simple single traits controlled entirely by one genecaused by a gene with simple dominant and recessive allele formsA Mendelian trait would not involve more than one gene, nor would it involve genes with more than two allele forms.
How is the gene involved in sickle cell anemia different from the gene for pea plant traits that Mendel studied?
One gene controlled one trait within Mendel's study, but the sickle cell anemia effects more than one trait.
How is the gene involved in sickle cell anemia different from the genes for pea plants' traits that Mendel studied?
One gene controlled one trait within Mendel's study, but the sickle cell anemia effects more than one trait.
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.
Tell you about polygenic inheritance under genetics?
Multiple alleles are the presence of more than two alleles for a trait within a gene pool, while polygenetic traits are controlled by multiple genes.
