Question

Is eye colour an example of multiple alleles?

Answer 1

Multiple alleles:

1. When one trait is controlled by more than two alleles it is referred to as multiple allelism.
2. Yes, eye color is an example of multiple alleles.
3. There are more than 2 alleles that encode for the same.
4. In multiple allelism, different forms of the same gene exist in a population.
5. Such three or more variants for the same gene are referred to as multiple alleles.
6. Alleles or allelomorphs are the alternative forms of a gene present at the same locus on the homologous chromosomes.
7. Some genes also have more than two allelic forms, which are referred to as multiple alleles.
8. For example, in the eyes, there are 2 major eye color genes and 14 more genes determining the expression of this phenotype.