RE-NEET 2024 Botany Polygenic Inheritance Assertion Reason Question
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.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Polygenic inheritance involves multiple genes (not alleles of a single gene) contributing to a trait, and the effects of these genes are additive.
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