Given below are two statements:
Statement I: When many alleles of a single gene govern a character, it is called polygenic inheritance.
Statement II: In Polygenic inheritance, the effect of each allele is additive.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
tatement II is true Text Solution
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Polygenic inheritance refers to the inheritance of a trait governed by more than one gene.
In a polygenic trait the phenotype reflects the contribution of each allele i.e., the effect of each allele is additive. Hence, statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct.
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