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What type of inheritance pattern describes multiple genes encoding for one trait?

polygenic
monogenic
dominant
recessive

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The answer is Polygenic.

Explanation: Polygenic inheritance refers to the kind of inheritance in which the trait is produced from the cumulative effects of many genes in contrast to monogenic inheritance in which the trait results from the expression of one gene (or one gene pair).
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Answer:

Polygenic

Step-by-step explanation:

Polygenic inheritance.

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