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4.22 Polygenic inheritance
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State what is meant by polygenic inheritance.
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4.22 Polygenic inheritance
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Which human feature is controlled by many genes?
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Explain why polygenic features show continuous variation.
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Describe the shape of a graph of a polygenic feature in a large population.
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Explain why skin colour is polygenic but also affected by the environment.
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Compare single-gene and polygenic inheritance.
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Suggest why a genetic diagram is not used to predict height of children.
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Identify the type of variation shown by a polygenic feature.
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Explain why two parents of average height can have a very tall child.
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