In humans, height shows a lot of variation. It is an example of
A
Multiple alleles
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B
Pleiotropic inheritance
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C
Polygenic inheritance
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D
Pseudoalleles
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Solution
The correct option is B Polygenic inheritance Polygenic inheritance refers to inheritance of a phenotypic characteristic (trait) that is attributable to two or more genes and can be measured quantitatively. For example, human height, human skin color etc.