Human skin color is a classic example of: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Human skin color is a classic example of:
A. Pleiotropy
B. Polygenic inheritance
C. Mendelian inheritance
D. Linkage
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Polygenic inheritance occurs when a single phenotypic trait is controlled by two or more different genes at different loci, each having an additive effect. Human skin color, height, and eye color are controlled by multiple genes (e.g., at least three genes for skin color). This results in a continuous range of phenotypes, forming a bell-shaped curve in a population.

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