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Published on: August 21, 2026
Which of the following are examples of polygenic traits?
A
Skin color
and ,
and ,
B
Human height
only and ,
only and ,
C
Human gender
, only and
, only and
D
Color blindness
(E)
Thalassemia Choose the correct option: and (E) only only
(E)
Thalassemia Choose the correct option: and (E) only only
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Skin color and human height are examples of polygenic traits because they are characterized by the cumulative effect of multiple genes contributing to a single trait, leading to a spectrum of phenotypes. This contrasts with human gender, color blindness, 
Thalassemia, and PKU, which are governed by single or specific.gene pairs.
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