Skin colour inheritance in man is

Monogeneic

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Polygenic

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Sex linked

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Multiple alleles

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Epistasis

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Solution

The correct option is B Polygenic
Polygenic inheritance occurs, when one characteristic is controlled by two or more genes. Often the genes are large in quantity but small in effect. Examples of human polygenic inheritance are height, skin colour, eye colour and weight.

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