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  • Skin colour in humans does not have distinct alternate forms but shows a whole range of possible variations in skin colour. Explain the pattern of inheritance of such a trait. What is this type of inheritance known as ? Provide another example of exhib

Skin colour in humans does not have distinct alternate forms but shows a whole range of possible variations in skin colour. Explain the pattern of inheritance of such a trait. What is this type of inheritance known as ? Provide another example of exhibiting such an inheritance pattern.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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Skin colour is controlled by three genes; A, B and C dominant genes and a, b and c are the recessive genes, the effect of each type of allele is addictive, more the dominant allele, darker the skin colour, more the recessive allele lighter the skin colour when three dominant alleles and three recessive alleles are present in an individual the skin colour is intermediate.

Polygenic inheritance

Ex - Human height          

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