In the context of human skin color,which is controlled by polygenic inheritance,what phenotype is produced by the dominant homozygous condition (e.g.,$AABBCC$)?

  • A
    Darkest skin color
  • B
    Lightest skin color
  • C
    Intermediate skin color
  • D
    None of the above

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Human skin colour is an example of:
$I.$ Multiple gene inheritance
$II.$ Three separate genes controlling this trait
$III.$ Single gene controlling this trait
$IV.$ Two genes controlling this trait
$V.$ Environment plays a significant role in this trait
Choose the correct option.

$A$ polygenic trait is controlled by $3$ genes $A, B$,and $C$. In a cross $AaBbCc \times AaBbCc$,the phenotypic ratio of the offspring is observed as $1:6:x:20:x:6:1$. What is the possible value of $x$?

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In a case of polygenic inheritance,a trait is controlled by $3$ pairs of genes. If an individual is heterozygous for all $3$ alleles,what will be the phenotypic ratio produced by self-crossing?

Polygenic inheritance in humans is represented by ....

In a polygenic trait,an individual with three recessive alleles expresses $50 \%$ of the trait,while an individual with three dominant alleles expresses $80 \%$ of the trait. What is the contribution of each dominant allele to the trait (in $\%$)?

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