Question

what are polygenes?Explain by talking the example Red and White kernels

Answer 1

Answer:

" Polygenes"

• Characters are determined by two or more gene pairs, and they have additive or cumulative effect. Such genes are called cumulative genes or polygenes or multiple factors.

Example :

"Kernel colour"

• i. A variety of wheat with red kernel was crossed with wheat having white kernel.
• ii. The F1 generation plants had red kernel, but of a shade intermediate between the red and white of the parental generation.