Biology 12th Edition

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Chapter 11 - Mendelian Patterns of Inheritance - Assess - Page 206: 11

Answer

b.

Work Step by Step

Polygenic traits show a bell-shaped distribution where the extremes of the trait are not often seen and the moderate forms of the trait are more prevalent. An example is skin color where very light or very dark skin is not often seen, but the intermediate skin colors are observed more often.
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