Polygenic and Pleiotropic Inheritance – Beyond Gregor Mendel
About the Lecture
The lecture Polygenic and Pleiotropic Inheritance – Beyond Gregor Mendel by Georgina Cornwall, PhD is from the course Understanding Genetics.
Included Quiz Questions
Which of the following is NOT true regarding polygenic traits?
- Multiple alleles of a single gene are responsible for polygenic traits in humans.
- Height and skin color in humans are categorized as polygenic traits.
- Polygenic trait distribution analysis in a population exhibits a bell-shaped curve.
- Polygenic traits fall under the category of continuously varying traits.
- During the expression of polygenic traits, the expression of each dominant allele adds to the expression of the next dominant allele.
Which of the following best describes pleiotropic inheritance?
- One gene affecting multiple different traits
- Multiple genes affecting one trait
- Multiple genes affecting individual traits
- A point mutation that stops the translation of a gene product
- One allele affecting one trait
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Author of lecture Polygenic and Pleiotropic Inheritance – Beyond Gregor Mendel
Georgina Cornwall, PhD
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Great Class
By jose s. on 02. June 2020 for Polygenic and Pleiotropic Inheritance – Beyond Gregor Mendel
very didactic I really enjoy Dr. Cornwall lectures, definitely Lecturio was the best addition to my preparation
