Given below are two statements: Statement I: When many alleles of a single gene govern a character, it is called polygenic inheritance. Statement II: In Polygenic inheritance, the effect of each allel

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Given below are two statements: Statement I: When many alleles of a single gene govern a character, it is called polygenic inheritance. Statement II: In Polygenic inheritance, the effect of each allele is additive. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.NEET 2024 (Re-NEET)

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Polygenic inheritance refers to the inheritance of a trait governed by more than one gene. In a polygenic trait the phenotype reflects the contribution of each allele i.e., the effect of each allele is additive. Hence, statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct.

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