Polygenic Inheritance
Question
Among the following genotypes, individuals with which genotype for skin color can show relatively light skin?
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Solution
Skin color in human beings is equally influenced by three genes known as A, B and C. recessive alleles of these genes impart light skin color and dominant alleles impart dark skin color. More are the number of dominant alleles more dark is the skin color. More are the recessive alleles, lighter is the skin color. Therefore, individuals with the genotype aabbCC have relatively lighter skin color than individuals with other genotypes.
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