Question

Holly learned from her science teacher that her height resulted from about 180 genes, each contributing a tiny amount of genetic information. Holly learned that her height was due to _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

ADDITIVE GENES

Explanation:

Additive genetic effects results from the singular combination of two or more genes to give the final phenotype, or when alleles of an individual gene combine so that their end-product effects is the total of each allele effects.

Another example of a function of additive genes is the eye colour.