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Which represents polygenic inheritance of traits?

A
a cow that has red and white dominant coloring
B
a mix of blue, green, and brown eye colors
C
a plant that has pink flowers produced from a plant that has red flowers and a plant that has white flowers
D
a plant that has green seeds produced from a plant that has yellow seeds and a plant that has green seeds
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John and Pat are identical twins with identical DNA. John works in a movie theater, and Pat works as a lifeguard. They have very different skin pigmentation. Which is the best explanation of the difference?

A
Skin color, a polygenic trait, is also determined by environmental factors.
B
Skin color, a polygenic trait, is also determined by the sex of the individual.
C
Skin color, a trait that demonstrates incomplete dominance, is also determined by environmental factors.
D
Skin color, a trait that demonstrates incomplete dominance, is also determined by the sex of the individual.
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Which statement best describes human eye color?

A
an incompletely dominant trait that follows non-Mendelian inheritance patterns
B
a polygenic trait that follows non-Mendelian inheritance patterns
C
an incompletely dominant trait that follows Mendelian inheritance patterns
D
a polygenic trait that follows Mendelian inheritance patterns
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Skin color, fur color, and height are examples of which inheritance pattern?

A
Mendelian inheritance
B
incomplete dominance
C
codominance
D
polygenic inheritance
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How did the discovery of the rhesus factor affect society?

A
More patients died from having a transfusion with the wrong rhesus factor.
B
New treatments during pregnancy could prevent harm to the developing child.
C
Less donated blood could be used in the treatment of patients.
D
The number of blood types was reduced by half.

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