Are eyes color and hair color multiple alleles?

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Yes. Multiple alleles control eye, skin, hair colors.

Melanin/melanocytes are also responsible for our eye, hair and skin colors. Melanin content is determined by a set of genes, not a single one. So, it is a multiple allele related characted, and not a mendelian character.

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Are eyes color and hair color multiple alleles?

Yes. Multiple alleles control eye, skin, hair colors. Melanin/melanocytes are also responsible for our eye, hair and skin colors. Melanin content is determined by a set of genes, not a single one. So, it is a multiple allele related characted, and not a mendelian character.

Yes. Multiple alleles control eye, skin, hair colors.

Melanin/melanocytes are also responsible for our eye, hair and skin colors. Melanin content is determined by a set of genes, not a single one. So, it is a multiple allele related characted, and not a mendelian character.