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What will you conclude, when a cow is crossed to a bull and the female progeny is yielding more milk than its mother?

Options

  1. AFemale progeny has inherited more number of genes for high milk yielding only from the female parent.
  2. BMore number of genes for high milk yielding are inherited only from the male parent.
  3. CMore number of genes for high milk yielding are inherited from both the parents.
  4. DThe progeny had mutation resulting in more number of genes for high milk yielding.

Correct answer

C. More number of genes for high milk yielding are inherited from both the parents.

Step-by-step solution

Milk producing character is a polygenic trait. More number of genes are inherited from both the parents in case of a high milk yielding progeny.

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