Define polygenic inheritance.
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Polygenic inheritance occurs when one characteristic is controlled by two or more genes. Often the genes are large in quantity but small in effect. Examples of human polygenic inheritance are height, skin color, eye color and weight.
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In human we don't have tall or short people as two distinct alternatives but a whole range of possible heights . Such traits are generally controlled by three or more genes and are thus called polygenic inheritance.
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