Which one of the following is an example of polygenic inheritance?

Pod shape in garder pea

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Skin colour in humans

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Flower colour in Mirabilis jalapa

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Production of male honey bee

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The correct option is D Skin colour in humans
Polygenic inheritance involves the interaction of more than one pair of genes to determine traits, including skin, hair and eye colour, height, weight and intelligence. In all of these examples a wide range of variation exists.

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