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In humans, height shows a lot of variation. It is an example of

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Multiple alleles
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Pleiotropic inheritance
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Polygenic inheritance
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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.

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