Multiple Alleles Flashcards

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What is polygenic inheritance

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The inheritance pattern is controlled by two or more genes each with two alleles

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What are multiple alleles

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When more than two different alleles exist for the same trait

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What does polygenic inheritance show up as and what do the results look like

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A range of variation such as height and hair color

A bell shaped curve

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