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    Question

    In a specific flowering plant, the pink flower color is

    not due to a Mendelian single-gene interaction but rather appears to be due to multiple genes acting together. What term best describes this type of inheritance?
    A Epistasis Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Cytoplasmic inheritance Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Phenotypic plasticity Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Polygenic inheritance Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Codominance Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Polygenic inheritance refers to the type of inheritance in which a trait is governed by two or more genes that may be on the same or on different chromosomes, often resulting in a continuous range of phenotypes, such as pink flowers varying in intensity.

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