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NEET UGBiologyModerateNEET 2025
What is the pattern of inheritance for polygenic trait?
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Polygenic inheritance refers to the inheritance of a trait controlled by two or more genes. When human disorders are determined by mutation in the single gene then they are transmitted to the offspring as per Mendelian principle. Polygenic trait shows non-Mendelian inheritance pattern.
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