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NEET 2007
Exam
NEET
Year
2007
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Principles of Inheritance and Variation

NEET 2007 · Zoology · Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Inheritances of skin colour on humans is an example of:

Inheritances of skin colour on humans is an example of:

Options

  1. Apoint mutation
  2. Bpolygenic inheritance
  3. Ccodominance
  4. Dchromosomal aberration.

Correct answer

B. polygenic inheritance

Step-by-step solution

Inheritance of skin colour in human is controlled by three pairs of genes, A,B\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B} and C\mathrm{C} which is polygenic inheritance. Codominance is shown by Blood group AB\mathrm{AB}. Chromosomal aberration and point mutation change the genetic sequence of human genome. Related Theory Polygenic inheritance refers to the kind of inheritance in which the trait is produced from the cumulative effects of many genes in contrast to monogenic inheritance in which the trait results from the expression of one gene (or one gene pair). Polygenic inheritance is a Non-Mendelian form since it is controlled by multiple genes at different loci on different chromosomes expressed together in the same trait. Some examples of polygenic inheritance are: human skin and eye colour; height, weight and intelligence in people; and kernel colour of wheat.
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