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Which one of the following is an example of polygenic inheritance ?

A

Pod shape in garder pea

B

Skin colour in humans

C

Flower colour in Mirabilis jalapa

D

Production of male honey bee

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B
Polygenic inheritance refers to the kind of inheritance in which the trait is produced from the cumulative effects of many genes in contrast to monogenic inheritance wherein the trait results from the expression of one gene (or one gene pair).
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