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mart [117]
3 years ago
5

Describe polygenic inheritance and give an example.

Biology
1 answer:
artcher [175]3 years ago
3 0

Answer: Polygenic inheritance occurs when one characteristic is controlled by two or more genes. Often the genes are large in quantity but small in effect.

Explanation: Examples of human polygenic inheritance are height, skin color, eye color and weight. Polygenes exist in other organisms, as well.

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