Which statement best contrasts polygenic inheritance with multiple allele inheritance?

A. Polygenic inheritance results in offspring with only recessive alleles, while multiple allele inheritance results in offspring with both dominant and recessive alleles.

B. Multiple allele inheritance results in offspring with only recessive alleles, while polygenic inheritance results in offspring with both dominant and recessive alleles.

C. Polygenic inheritance is controlled by many genes, while multiple allele inheritance is controlled by three or more different forms of a single gene.

D. Multiple allele inheritance is controlled by many genes, while polygenic inheritance is controlled by three or more different forms of a single gene.

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Reagan Ellis

10 June, 14:47

Which statement best contrasts polygenic inheritance with multiple allele inheritance?

A. Polygenic inheritance results in offspring with only recessive alleles, while multiple allele inheritance results in offspring with both dominant and recessive alleles.

B. Multiple allele inheritance results in offspring with only recessive alleles, while polygenic inheritance results in offspring with both dominant and recessive alleles.

C. Polygenic inheritance is controlled by many genes, while multiple allele inheritance is controlled by three or more different forms of a single gene.

D. Multiple allele inheritance is controlled by many genes, while polygenic inheritance is controlled by three or more different forms of a single gene.

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Polygenetic inheritance happens when a certain characteristics are controlled by either two or more genes while multiple allele inheritance occurs when one inherits only half of the genes. In this problem, the best statement that contrasts polygenetic inheritance to multiple allele inheritance is letter B.