Question

Human height is an example of inheritance while human blood group is an example of inheritance.

• A. Pleiotropic
• B. incomplete dominance
• C. polygenic
• D. multiple allelic

Answer 1

Answer: (C), (D)

multiple allelic

Polygenic inheritance occurs when one characteristic is controlled by two or more different genes. Examples: human height, skin colour, etc.

Multiple alleles are the three or more alternative forms of a single gene (alleles) that can occupy the same locus and code for a single trait. Example: human blood group.